Exploring the Importance of the Management of Health and Safety Risks

Abstract

This paper examines the employees perceptions about Health and Safety Risks in the Organizations specifically the violence, included harassment (moral and sexual) phenomena considered emerging risk by EU-OSHA. Questions surveyed adapted from European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks questionnaire with data collected (N =407). The results show that health and safety risks are affected by obstacles like a lack of resources such as time, staff or money, a lack of awareness, a lack of training and or expertise, a lack of technical support or guidance, culture within the establishment, and sensitivity of the issue, as well as the difficulties and obstacles in dealing with the risks significantly affect the management and decision making.

Keywords: Emerging risks, harassment, management, stress, violence

JEL Classification: D21, J28, M12