The role of work culture in occupational safety in Russian construction industry
Bondarchik, Olga (2021)
2021
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This thesis is one of the publications related to the SAFECON project of LAB University of Applied Sciences. The SAFECON project is part of the South-East Finland-Russia CBC Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Finland. The duration of the project is 01.11.2018-31.10.2021. The aim of the project is to improve occupational safety in the construction site and at the same time increase the productivity of companies and improve working conditions.
The thesis purpose is to find out how the work culture affects occupational safety in the Russian construction field.
This work describes Russian national features of occupational safety on building site, the main characteristics of Russian work culture and conditions, as well as multicultural environment in the construction area.
In the first part, the following features of occupational safety in construction were considered: the legislation system, hazards statistics system, trade unions influence, saving money problem.
The second part describes cultural factors and how they could affect occupational safety on construction site. These are organizational culture, workers' psychological aspects and cultural differences caused by a large number of labour migrants.
In conclusion, it was proven that work culture has a serious impact on occupational health in the Russian construction industry in the era of transition from reactive health and safety management to a proactive one.
The thesis purpose is to find out how the work culture affects occupational safety in the Russian construction field.
This work describes Russian national features of occupational safety on building site, the main characteristics of Russian work culture and conditions, as well as multicultural environment in the construction area.
In the first part, the following features of occupational safety in construction were considered: the legislation system, hazards statistics system, trade unions influence, saving money problem.
The second part describes cultural factors and how they could affect occupational safety on construction site. These are organizational culture, workers' psychological aspects and cultural differences caused by a large number of labour migrants.
In conclusion, it was proven that work culture has a serious impact on occupational health in the Russian construction industry in the era of transition from reactive health and safety management to a proactive one.