RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INVESTMENT COSTS FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY WITH ACCIDENT RATES AND OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT COSTS: IMPORTANCE OF ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO OHS EXPENDITURES IN OPERATIONAL BUDGET
Abstract
Research shows that expenditure on occupational health and safety (OHS) should be considered as an investment, rather than as a cost. Investments made to prevent occupational accidents and occupational diseases make it possible for firms to gain competitive advantage by improving accident rates and occupational accident costs. This research, which is conducted on the companies operating in the manufacturing sector in Turkey has been made for two purposes. The first is whether there is a reduction in accident rates and occupational accident costs depending on the OHS investment expenditures made in order to meet the legal requirements and the second is that whether allocating resources to the operating budget for OHS investment expenditures is an advantage in improving accident rates and occupational accident costs. Survey method was used as data collection tool. Data were collected from 229 manufacturing companies in different sizes and NACE codes in Turkey between February and August of 2017. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. It has been found that participating firms made OHS investments as much as to fulfil OHS legislation completely, and as a result reduce both accident rates and occupational accident costs. Companies that allocate resources for OHS to their operating budgets have been found to have statistically significant higher OHS investment expenditures and have better accident frequency and weight ratios, and occupational accident costs. It has been found that there is no statistically significant relationship with the allocation of resources to the operating budget for OHS expenses and the number of fatal / limb loss incidents. It has been empirically demonstrated that planned and scheduled work on occupational health and safety and allocation of resources for OHS to operational budgets are advantageous in improving accident frequency and weight rates and accident costs.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Metin Bayram
Sakarya Üniversitesi, Arifiye Meslek Yüksekokulu, İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Programı
0000-0002-9483-7850
Türkiye
Hüseyin İskender
SAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İŞLETME FAKÜLTESİ, İŞLETME BÖLÜMÜ
0000-0002-5654-9962
Türkiye
Abdullah Hulusi Kökçam
SAKARYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ, ENDÜSTRİ MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ
0000-0002-4757-1594
Türkiye
Publication Date
October 1, 2017
Submission Date
September 14, 2017
Acceptance Date
October 1, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 5 Number: 3
Cited By
Özel Sektör Çalışanlarında İş Kazası ve Meslek Hastalıklarında Maliyet Analizi: Düzce İli Örneği
Düzce Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi
https://doi.org/10.29130/dubited.892751