Web-Based Occupational Safety and Health

           Web-Based Occupational Safety and Health is one of HR function that using information system through stand-alone software. Web-based OSH have their own functions include promoting safety and health in the community to build people awareness, education and training to enhance KSA, consultancy services if needed, research and strategies development to overcome the safety and health issues, and information dissemination over the organization. While, occupational safety and health (OSH) is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The goals of occupational safety and health programs include fostering a safe and healthy work environment. OSH may also protect co-workers, family members, employers, customers, and many others who might be affected by the workplace environment.

            Many of these organizations are governmental bodies, serving to promote occupational safety and health at work such as the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission in Australia, the Occupational Safety and Heath, Administration in the United States, the Health and Safety Commission in the United Kingdom and the Occupational Safety and Health Council in Hong Kong. Their functions included promoting safety and health in the community, educating and training, consultancy services, strategies development and information dissemination.

            For more understanding about this topic, let we focus on an example of system that related on web based safety and health. The system named Construction Safety and Health Monitoring (CSHM). CSHM was created as a detector of potential risks and hazards, thus as a warning sign to areas of construction activities that require immediate corrective action (S.O. Cheung et. al, 2004). All of the functions of CSHM Web-based were enabling remote access, speedy data collection, retrieval and documentation by using Internet and database advantages . It allows the user to monitor project performance over a certain period through analysis of the scores given to some selected parameters. Knowledge Base also was included in CSHM to enable online expert advice and instructions.

            Another example of Web-Based Occupational Safety and Health is Online New Starter Health Assessment (ONSHA) The first process for using this system begins with the customer registering the basic identifying details of the prospective employee, which must include that person's email address.  ONSHA then sends an email to the applicant.  This email contains a unique secure link for each applicant. The applicant then uses the link to access the ONSHA system and completes their details and health question responses. After completing their details, the COPE Occupational Health team can then review the responses given. After Occupational Health have performed their review (which may require direct contact with the applicant), they indicate the applicants fitness outcome.  This generates a “Fitness Certificate” that is available to the customer via their portal login.

Reference:

http://www.cope.co.uk/workplace-occupational-health/online-occupational-health.htm 

Cheung, Sai On, Cheung, Kevin K.W. and Suen, Henry C.H. (2004). CSHM: Web-based  Safety and Health Monitoring System for Construction Management. Journal of Safety Research 35. pp. 159-170.

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