Safety Management in System in an Industrial Process: The Case Study of aManufacturing Company

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Purpose: Psychosocial risk factors are a major concern at European level,being the source of the increase in health complaints by workers, withimplications in potential work-related accidents.Against this background, there was a need to study this subject. We propose,in this thesis, an analysis the relationship between working conditions andhealth and wellness perceived by workers.Method: The study was conducted in three Portuguese cement plants, witha sample of 192 workers in manufacturing and maintenance areas. For datacollection, it was used the INSAT inquiry. To process the data, it was useddescriptive statistics and regression models to examine the associationbetween working conditions and health and wellness.Findings: The results showed that some features of the work - relationaland temporal aspects of work - are factors that affect negatively theworker’s health.Practical Implications: The implementation of a safety culture, with astrong commitment from the leaders, constitutes a mean to reduce theeffects of these factors on the worker’s health and daily life.