The Importance of Occupational Safety and Health - Some Evidence From Romania

• Author: Tecau A.S. - Chitu I.B.
• Position: Transilvania University of Brasov - Transilvania University of Brasov
• Pages: 115-120

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşo v

Series V: Economic Sciences • Vol. 12 (61) No. 1 – 2019

https://doi.org/10.31926/but.es.2019.12.61.1.15

THE IMPORTANCE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

AND HEALTH – SOME EVIDENCE FROM

ROMANIA

A.S. TECĂU1 I.B. CHIȚU2

Abstract: The impact of the measures taken in European Union in the field of

safety and security in work is different in the member countries. For instance

Romania reporting one of the highest rates in the EU – 5.56 fatal accidents per

100.000 employed. In this context, the main objective of this paper was to

determine the importance of health and safety actions in the organizational culture

of a company. The results of the research lead to the conclusion that the

participants are aware of the importance of occupational safety and health actions

for both employees and companies. Compliance with occupational safety and

health rules make majority of subjects proud and they also feel helped and

protected.

Keywords: occupational safety and health, quantitative marketing

research

1. Introduction

One of the areas where European Union policies have had an increased impact is

occupational safety and health at work, where a legal framework has been adopted at

European Unio n level, containing a small number of regulations but covers a maximum

number of risks (European Commission, 2019a). The impact of measures taken is

different from within the EU countries, so the number of fatal accidents per 100,000

employees in 2015 was less than 1 in Germany, United Kingdom, S weden and

Netherlands and more than 3.50 in Portugal, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Romania, our

country reporting one of the highest rates in the EU – 5.56 fatal accidents per 100.000

employed (European Commission, 2019b). The main beneficiaries o f the actions towards

occupational safety and health are the employees, but from those types of investment

the companies have only to gain (ISSA, 2012). Creating safe working condition is not only

a matter of law enforcement but also a foundational aspect of sustainable development

for a company (Quelhas and Lima, 2006).

1 Transilvania University of Braşov, alina_tecau@unitbv.ro

2 Transilvania University of Braşov, ioana.chitu@unitbv.ro