The main benefits associated with health and safety management systems certification in Portuguese small and medium enterprises post quality management system certification

Safety Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-36

  Santos, Gilberto ^a   Barros, Síria ^a   Mendes, Fátima ^b   Lopes, Nuno ^a  

^a Instituto Politcnico do Cvado e do Ave   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ISO 9000; Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS); OHSAS 18001; Quality Management Systems (QMSs)

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION COSTS; CERTIFICATION PROCESS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HIGH COSTS; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS; ISO 9001; ISO-9000; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; OHSAS 18001; QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL TESTING; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

INDUSTRY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84865402773     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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