Employee Involvement to Improve Safety in the Workplace: An Ethical Imperative
- 28 October 2003
- journal article
- Published by Emerald in American Journal of Business
- Vol. 18 (2), 9-16
- https://doi.org/10.1108/19355181200300007
Abstract
Companies in general have not lived up to their ethical responsibility in assisting workers in decreasing workrelated accidents and illnesses. This paper presents a systematic four‐stage employee involvement model that was successful in transforming a company’s culture to become a model for preserving workers’ rights to safe working conditions. By changing the prevailing management ideology on safety, the model offers a positive solution to improving workplace safety and morale, while preserving the workers’ rights to be involved in decisions that affect the quality of their lives.Keywords
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