Table 3.
Implementation of OHSMS (n = 72)
| Parameters | Job position |
p*† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site general manager |
OHS manager |
||||
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Implementation methods | — | ||||
| Itself | 18 | 50.0 | 18 | 50.0 | |
| Part of support from consulting firm | 12 | 33.3 | 12 | 33.3 | |
| Support from consulting firm | 6 | 16.7 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Cost of OHSMS implementation and certification | 0.2214* | ||||
| Inexpensive | 10 | 27.8 | 8 | 22.2 | |
| Reasonable cost | 24 | 66.7 | 20 | 55.6 | |
| Expensive | 1 | 2.8 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Other | 1 | 2.8 | 2 | 5.6 | |
| External support needed for implementing OHSMS | 0.0007* | ||||
| Policy | 1 | 2.8 | 2 | 5.6 | |
| Risk assessment | 33 | 91.7 | 20 | 55.6 | |
| Legal compliance | 1 | 2.8 | 2 | 5.6 | |
| Goals and plans | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 19.4 | |
| Organization and responsibility | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Training and communication | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.8 | |
| Documentation | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.8 | |
| Implementation management | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Inspection and correction | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Audit | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Management review | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8.3 | |
| Any problem with the implementation of OHSMS | 0.0022† | ||||
| Yes | 12 | 33.3 | 25 | 69.4 | |
| No | 24 | 66.7 | 11 | 30.6 | |
| If you have problems, what kind of problem | 0.0029* | ||||
| Complicated documentation management | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 40.0 | |
| Noncompliance with existing OHSMS | 4 | 33.3 | 6 | 24.0 | |
| More complicated (organization, operation, etc.) | 7 | 58.3 | 3 | 12.0 | |
| No measurement of visible achievements | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12.0 | |
| Nominal certification | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | |
| Excessive cost of obtaining and maintaining certification | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| No needs of external buyers | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| No incentives | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.0 | |
OHS, occupational health and safety; OHSMS, occupational health and safety management system.
∗
p value by Fisher exact test.
†
p value by Pearson Chi-square test.