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Occupational Medicine 2000;50:326-333
© 2000 Society of Occupational Medicine

Systematic Health, Environment and Safety Activities: Do They Influence Occupational Environment, Behaviour and Health?

S. Torp, T. Riise and B. E. Moen

Section for Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen Norway

This study investigated the relationships between systematic health, environment and safety (HES) activities (as defined by Norway's Internal Control Regulation), the working environment, and workers' health-related behaviour and health. A questionnaire on systematic HES activities was answered by 237 managers of motor vehicle repair garages. A further questionnaire, on the working environment, health-related behaviour and health, was answered by workers (n=2174) from the same garages. Using regression analysis, systematic HES activities were positively and significantly correlated with the following separate outcome variables, measured at an individual level: satisfaction with HES activities, physical working environment, social support, HES-related management support, health-related support, and control and workers' participation in activities related to occupational health. Workers at garages with systematic HES activities reported fewer musculoskeletal symptoms. Firm conclusions on the direction of causality are difficult to draw because of the cross-sectional design.

Keywords      Coping; health and safety; internal control; management; motor vehicle repair garage; musculoskeletal; psychosocial working environment

Received       10 February 2000
Accepted       23 March 2000

Correspondence to: Steffen Torp, Section for Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Ulriksdal Bc, N-5009 Bergen, Norway. Tel: +47 555 86153; fax: +47 555 86105; e-mail: steffen.torp{at}isf.uib.no


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