Open AccessThe Occupational Safety and Health Scorecard – a business case example for strategic management
Author(s) -
Birgit Köper,
Klaus Möller,
G.I.J.M. Zwetsloot
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1361
Subject(s) - balanced scorecard , business , absenteeism , human resources , workplace health promotion , occupational safety and health , human resource management , context (archaeology) , strategic management , process management , health promotion , knowledge management , marketing , medicine , public health , computer science , economics , nursing , management , paleontology , pathology , biology
Human resources and health issues are crucial in terms of corporate competitiveness. However, systematic, continuous and strategically aligned occupational safety and health (OSH) management is scarcely applied in companies. One major reason for this could be the lack of generally accepted and standardised OSH control methods. Our objective was thus to conceptualize a method by which qualitative factors such as human resources and OSH aspects contribute to the performance or value-added layer of an organization.