TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Relation between occupational safety management and firm performance
JO  - Safety science
A1  - Montes-Peón, Jose Manuel
A1  - Fernández-Muñiz, Beatriz
A1  - Vázquez-Ordás, Camilo Jose
SP  - 980
EP  - 991
VL  - 47
IS  - 7
N2  - Occupational accidents severely deteriorate human capital, and hence negatively affect the productivity and competitiveness of countries. But despite this, we still observe a scarcity of preventive practices, an unsatisfactory management commitment and an absence of safety culture among Spanish firms. The result is evident in firms’ high accident rates. This situation is a consequence of the general belief among firms that investing in safety is a cost, and hence has negative repercussions for their competitiveness. The current work aims to identify good practices in safety management, and analyse the effect of these practices on a set of indicators of organisational performance. For this, we first carry out an exhaustive literature review, and then formulate a series of hypotheses. We then test the proposed model on a sample of 455 Spanish firms. Our findings show that safety management has a positive influence on safety performance, competitiveness performance, and economic-financial performance. Hence they provide evidence of the compatibility between worker protection and corporate competitiveness.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0925-7535
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2008.10.022
ID  - ref1
ER  -