Lal, Harbans
Why industry is losing faith in health, safety, and environment awards: Professionals rethink - Indian Journal of Training and Development - 51(1), Jan-Mar, 2021: p.82-90
Health and safety systems are at the crossroads as hundreds of people are killed while working every year. The paper questions, whether the HSE awards have to recognise or promote best safety practices in organisations? Safety awards in industry are for business excellence and/or the safety excellence is a critical moot question that needs to be probed. For many decades, these awards were so popular in industry. What are the reasons that now people in industry are losing faith in these awards? This article explores the underlying reasons for the same through this qualitative research involving 250 HSE professionals. Ten aspects of these safety awards have come out in the findings of this research, the implications of which are discussed for promoting safety culture. – Reproduced
Safety, health, HSE, Professionals, Awards, Criteria, Behaviour, India
Why industry is losing faith in health, safety, and environment awards: Professionals rethink - Indian Journal of Training and Development - 51(1), Jan-Mar, 2021: p.82-90
Health and safety systems are at the crossroads as hundreds of people are killed while working every year. The paper questions, whether the HSE awards have to recognise or promote best safety practices in organisations? Safety awards in industry are for business excellence and/or the safety excellence is a critical moot question that needs to be probed. For many decades, these awards were so popular in industry. What are the reasons that now people in industry are losing faith in these awards? This article explores the underlying reasons for the same through this qualitative research involving 250 HSE professionals. Ten aspects of these safety awards have come out in the findings of this research, the implications of which are discussed for promoting safety culture. – Reproduced
Safety, health, HSE, Professionals, Awards, Criteria, Behaviour, India