Risk Assessment Knowledge Relating to Occupational Health and Safety Risks: A Case Study of Five Finnish Companies

Minna Rantala; Maria Lindholm; Sari Tappura; Noora Nenonen

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-80288-2_19

Risk Assessment Knowledge Relating to Occupational Health and Safety Risks: A Case Study of Five Finnish Companies

Minna Rantala, Maria Lindholm, Sari Tappura, Noora Nenonen

Industrial Engineering and Management

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Abstract

Conducting risk assessment in workplaces has proved to be demanding, even though it is essential in occupational health and safety promotion and accident prevention. To identify knowledge gaps regarding risk assessment in workplaces and related development needs in Finland, five medium- and large-sized Finnish companies were studied using semi-structured safety expert interviews. The interviewees (n = 10) highlighted the need to develop the assessment of the magnitude of the risk, the utilization of the risk assessment and residual risk, and the use of occupational health and safety systems. Further studies are needed to determine how to support risk assessment skills and evaluate the success of risk assessment in workplaces.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Safety Management and Human Performance
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Safety Management and Human Factors, and Human Error, Reliability, Resilience, and Performance, July 25-29, 2021, USA
Editors	Pedro M. Arezes, Ronald L. Boring
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	163-168
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-80288-2
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-80287-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80288-2_19
Publication status	Published - 4 Jul 2021
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics - Virtual, United States Duration: 25 Jul 2021 → 29 Jul 2021 Conference number: 12 http://2021.ahfe.org/

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Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Publisher	Springer Nature
Volume	262
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
Abbreviated title	AHFE 2021
Country/Territory	United States
Period	25/07/21 → 29/07/21
Internet address	http://2021.ahfe.org/

Keywords

Hazard identification
Occupational safety and health
Risk assessment
Risk evaluation
Workplace safety

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Rantala, M., Lindholm, M., Tappura, S., & Nenonen, N. (2021). Risk Assessment Knowledge Relating to Occupational Health and Safety Risks: A Case Study of Five Finnish Companies. In P. M. Arezes, & R. L. Boring (Eds.), Advances in Safety Management and Human Performance: Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Safety Management and Human Factors, and Human Error, Reliability, Resilience, and Performance, July 25-29, 2021, USA (pp. 163-168). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 262). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80288-2_19

Rantala, Minna ; Lindholm, Maria ; Tappura, Sari et al. / Risk Assessment Knowledge Relating to Occupational Health and Safety Risks : A Case Study of Five Finnish Companies. Advances in Safety Management and Human Performance: Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Safety Management and Human Factors, and Human Error, Reliability, Resilience, and Performance, July 25-29, 2021, USA. editor / Pedro M. Arezes ; Ronald L. Boring. Cham : Springer, 2021. pp. 163-168 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Rantala, M , Lindholm, M, Tappura, S & Nenonen, N 2021, Risk Assessment Knowledge Relating to Occupational Health and Safety Risks: A Case Study of Five Finnish Companies. in PM Arezes & RL Boring (eds), Advances in Safety Management and Human Performance: Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Safety Management and Human Factors, and Human Error, Reliability, Resilience, and Performance, July 25-29, 2021, USA. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 262, Springer, Cham, pp. 163-168, International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, United States, 25/07/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80288-2_19

Risk Assessment Knowledge Relating to Occupational Health and Safety Risks: A Case Study of Five Finnish Companies. / Rantala, Minna ; Lindholm, Maria; Tappura, Sari et al.
Advances in Safety Management and Human Performance: Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Safety Management and Human Factors, and Human Error, Reliability, Resilience, and Performance, July 25-29, 2021, USA. ed. / Pedro M. Arezes; Ronald L. Boring. Cham: Springer, 2021. p. 163-168 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 262).

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Rantala M , Lindholm M, Tappura S, Nenonen N. Risk Assessment Knowledge Relating to Occupational Health and Safety Risks: A Case Study of Five Finnish Companies. In Arezes PM, Boring RL, editors, Advances in Safety Management and Human Performance: Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Safety Management and Human Factors, and Human Error, Reliability, Resilience, and Performance, July 25-29, 2021, USA. Cham: Springer. 2021. p. 163-168. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-80288-2_19

Risk Assessment Knowledge Relating to Occupational Health and Safety Risks: A Case Study of Five Finnish Companies

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