ABSTRACT
(1) Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of enforcement capabilities on the efficacy of two public interventions to improve occupational safety in olive mills. (2) Method: The difference in efficacy was evaluated by comparing the risks detected in two groups in an initial assessment (with visits in the 2006-2008 period) to the risks detected in a later assessment, either after an intervention by Authorized Technicians with enforcement capabilities or after an intervention by Technical Advisors without enforcement capabilities (2011-2013). The assessments identified risks in the companies, according to a specific risk map for olive oil mill enterprises. (3) Results: Statistically significant differences were observed in the comparison of the risk reductions of the two groups, with regard to the initial assessment. The greatest reductions in risk were found in the companies that received interventions by Authorized Technicians with enforcement capabilities, in the sections of individual protection equipment and the storage of dangerous products. (4) Conclusion: Interventions by Authorized Technicians with enforcement capabilities are more effective than interventions by Technical Advisors without enforcement capabilities.
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Occupational Health , Humans , Law Enforcement , Manufacturing and Industrial FacilitiesABSTRACT
La prevención de accidentes infantiles, como estrategia dirigida a la posterior prevención de riesgos laborales se ha convertido en un tópico de gran interés por sus ventajas en incidencia, transversalidad y economía, por ello parece interesante la valoración del impacto de este tipo de acciones. En este estudio se presenta la valoración de una campaña de prevención de accidentes infantiles aplicada en la comunidad andaluza, denominada: Aprende a Crecer con Seguridad. La campaña pretende mejorar la cultura de la prevención en la población infantil con la finalidad de que estos conocimientos se generalicen y repercutan en el futuro sobre la prevención de accidentes laborales. Para valorar la campaña se ha empleado un diseño quasiexperimental pre/post con Grupo Control no equivalente con la aplicación de diversos instrumentos de evaluación elaborados a tal efecto. Los resultados muestran diferencias significativas del Grupo Experimental en conocimientos sobre prevención y en la generalización de estos conocimientos al ámbito laboral. Así mismo, se concluye que en los pueblos grandes y en las capitales los conocimientos sobre riesgos y prevención son superiores a los pueblos pequeños y que los participantes con mayores conocimientos sobre prevención tienen menor tasa de accidentalidad(AU)
The prevention of child accidents as a strategy for the subsequent prevention of risks at work has become a very interesting topic due to its advantages in terms of incidence, transversality and economy. Therefore, the assessment of the impact of this kind of actions seems to be worthwhile. This paper describes the assessment of a campaign for the prevention of child accidents carried out in Andalusia under the headline Learn how to grow up safely. This campaign aims at improving prevention culture among the population of children so that this knowledge eventually lead to the prevention of work accidents in the future. Program assessment was performed through a quasi-experimental pre/post design with a non-equivalent control group. Results show that the experimental group had a significant higher knowledge on prevention that was in turn extended to the workplace. As a conclusion, it appears that knowledge on risks and prevention is higher in big towns and capitals than in small towns. Finally, it is noteworthy that participants with higher knowledge on prevention have a lower accident rate(AU)
