Abstract
Nowadays, the need to obey the Portuguese legislation compels the employer to establish a safety management structure within the company that mirrors the legal-binding prevention general principles, patent in the legal framework for the Promotion of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). Moreover, Safety and Health at Work Management System, also evokes the importance of Safety in the current occupational arena in Portugal, where Safety is also a strategic target for companies, not only for image issues but also for the proven benefits of certification. Given this, it would seem logical to assume that the data reporting the number of accidents’ occurrence would naturally diminish in the course of the years. What one observes, however, is that these numbers oscillate, presenting ups and downs throughout the last years. What has happened, then? This article proposes to look within those numbers, describe their behavior and critically analyze them.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Rodrigues, C.: Higiene e Segurança do Trabalho – Manual Técnico do Formador. Nufec – Núcleo de Formação, Estudos e Consultoria (2006)
Freitas, L.C.: Manual de segurança e saúde do trabalho. Sílabo (2016)
International Labour Organization. http://www.ilo.org/global/lang–en/index.htm
Miguel, A.S.: Manual de Higiene e Segurança no Trabalho. Porto Editora, Porto (2014)
Lima, T.M.: Trabalho e Risco no Sector da Construção Civil em Portugal: Desafios a uma cultura de prevenção. In Oficina do CES, vol. 211, pp. 1–13. Centro de Estudos Sociais (2004)
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Statistics Portugal. https://www.ine.pt/
PORDATA, Base de Dados Portugal Contemporâneo. https://www.pordata.pt
Macedo, A.C., Silva, I.L.: Analysis of occupational accidents in Portugal between 1992 and 2001. Saf. Sci. 43, 269–286 (2005)
Salguero-Caparros, F., Suarez-Cebador, M., Rubio-Romero, J.C.: Analysis of investigation reports on occupational accidents. Saf. Sci. 72, 329–336 (2015)
OSHA-EUROPA Emerging green jobs. https://osha.europa.eu/en/emerging-risks/green-jobs
Holte, K.A., Kjestveit, K., Lipscomb, H.J.: Company size and differences in injury prevalence among apprentices in building and construction in Norway. Saf. Sci. 71, 205–212 (2015)
Giaccone, M.: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. Health and safety at work in SMEs: Strategies for employee information and consultation (2010). https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/eurwork/comparative-information/health-and-safety-at-work-in-smes-strategies-for-employee-information-and-consultation
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to express their acknowledgments to the COMPETE: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007043 and FCT – “Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” within the Project Scope: UID/CEC/00319/2013 and by the European Structural and Investment Funds in the FEDER component, through the Operational Competitiveness and Internationalization Programme (COMPETE 2020) Project nº 002797; Funding Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-002797”.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this paper
Cite this paper
Leão, C.P., Costa, S., Costa, N., Arezes, P. (2019). Capturing the Ups and Downs of Accidents’ Figures – The Portuguese Case Study. In: Ahram, T., Karwowski, W., Taiar, R. (eds) Human Systems Engineering and Design. IHSED 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 876. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02053-8_103
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02053-8_103
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-02052-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-02053-8
eBook Packages: Intelligent Technologies and RoboticsIntelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)