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The Analysis of Maturity on Implementation of Safety and Health Management System in a Construction Company  

Oh, Byung Sub (Korea Construction institute of industrial Facility)
Kwon, Chang Hee (Korea Construction institute of industrial Facility)
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Journal of the Society of Disaster Information / v.8, no.3, 2012 , pp. 310-318 More about this Journal
Abstract
Actual condition by items based on the level of execution of Construction Company certified by Construction Safety and Health Management Systems (KOSHA 18001) was investigated, analyzed and evaluated reflecting various opinions fincluding safety experts, top management, audit experts, and construction engineers. Currently, the maintenance is being managed through internal audit after the safety and health management system has been certified, but it is difficult to identify the degree of continuous improvement. In order to present the standards to see the level of quantified system, this study was conducted. The purpose of this study is to present the system maturity evaluation tool to be used to reduce occupational accidents through proper establishment and continuous improvement of national health and safety management system. Results of this study are summarized through identification of current condition of implementation of KOSHA 18001 system, development of maturity measurement tool and verification as follows: First, priority of implementation for activities of headquarters and on-site was determined by importance of activities such as the risk assessment, safety and health accident prevention activities, performance assessment and monitoring, resource management and support, and management review and improvement in order. In addition, the expert group presented that association with continuous improvement activities could establish the system by presenting strengths, weaknesses and improvement subjects of system.
Keywords
safety & health; management systems; maturity evaluation; maturity grade; process approach; method;
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