Web-Based Occupational Safety and Health

Web based occupational safety and health is a system that provides employee the information about OSH in the organization. OSH is importance in maintaining and facility resources in organization (Mark A. Friend, 2010 ) .the system are can access by employees, employer and also department of occupational safety and health to review and utilize the OSH issue in organization.

            During the lesson, I learnt the importance of OSH for organizational effective management which is humanitarian consideration, cost and legal.

1.      Humanitarian consideration

Every organization must emphasize on the safety and health of their employees. The safety and health of employee will increase the loyalty and motivation to work and directly improve organizational performance.

2.      Cost

The application of OSH in organization will reduce the possibility of accidents and casualties to occur. This will prevent the various cost such employee’s accidents cost and faulty machinery cost.

3.      Legal

Every organization must follow and comply the occupational safety and health act. The act is comprised to make sure organization to have safe and health working environment.

Furthermore, I have to write about function of web-based OSH during class activity. This makes understand more on the topic.

1.      Compensation claims

The system can use by employee to access and claim their compensation. Compensation such as health insurance and safety claim can be made online through organization OSH portal.

2.      Record keeping

The system is can be used to report any accidents or casualties that occur in the organization. The system also uses to store data regarding all OSH related reports. The system is use as training tool which keeping all training information.

Besides, I also learnt about the strengths and weakness of this web based OSH. Some of the strength I learnt is:

1.      Reduce accidents

Application of OSH in organization will taught employee the importance of OSH. This will increase the employees’ awareness and this will reduce the probabilities of accidents occur in organization.

2.      Increase employees’ motivation and satisfaction

The employees’ will felt secure and motivate in doing their work if the organization comply the OSH act. 

The weaknesses of this web-based OSH are:

1.      Server problem

The system cannot be used if there is internet connection problem. This will create problems such as data lose and problem in reporting accidents.

2.      Costly

The utilization of this web-based OSH will cost high. Thus, the system is usually use only by large organization.

References

Mark A. Friend, J. P. (2010 ). Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health. Florida: Government Institutes.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/leadership/benefits.