Health, safety and wellbeing at work: the visual management trap in workplace accidents
This article addresses the way in which Lean Management ideas have generated changes in the organization of work and led to the emergence of new control tools. Examining the functioning of these forms of management requires consideration of the technical and social dimensions of work insofar as thei...
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I48-R154-article-71572023-12-07T21:52:39Z Health, safety and wellbeing at work: the visual management trap in workplace accidents Salud, seguridad y bienestar laboral: la trampa del visual management en los accidentes Garcés Ojeda, Magdalena Contreras Muñoz, Fernando lean management visual management occupational health social organization of work lean management visual management salud laboral organización social del trabajo This article addresses the way in which Lean Management ideas have generated changes in the organization of work and led to the emergence of new control tools. Examining the functioning of these forms of management requires consideration of the technical and social dimensions of work insofar as their success can be explained by their reliance on people’s initiative, and from this characteristic derives their impact on labor welfare. For this explanatory purpose, we use a specific example, the safety cross, as a tool derived from Visual Management, widely used in the field of prevention and safety at work in industrial sectors. First, the tradition from which visual devices originate and their familiarity with occupational health and safety control is reviewed. Then, the theoretical explanations available for the effect of the safety cross are considered, including psychological variables and social norms. Finally, we discuss the relevance of conceptually broadening the vision of psychosocial risks of work and occupational health towards a view that can address the paradoxes that derive from these management tools that we are confronted with in our daily work experience, and their consequences in terms of work-related discomfort and suffering. Este artículo aborda el modo en que las ideas del Lean Management han generado cambios en la organización del trabajo y propiciado la emergencia de nuevas herramientas de control. Examinar el funcionamiento de estas formas de gestión requiere considerar las dimensiones técnica y social del trabajo en la medida que su éxito se explicaría porque confían en la iniciativa de las personas, y de esa característica derivaría su incidencia en el bienestar laboral. Para ese propósito explicativo el artículo se vale de un ejemplo específico, la cruz de seguridad, dado que es una herramienta derivada de la gestión visual o Visual Management, ampliamente utilizada en el ámbito de la prevención y seguridad laboral en sectores industriales. Primero se reseña la tradición de la que provienen los dispositivos visuales, y su familiaridad con el control de la salud y seguridad ocupacional. Luego se consideran las explicaciones teóricas disponibles al efecto de la cruz de seguridad, considerando variables psicológicas y normas sociales. Finalmente, se discute respecto de la relevancia de ampliar conceptualmente la visión de los riesgos psicosociales del trabajo y la salud laboral hacia una mirada que pueda abordar las paradojas que derivan de estas herramientas de gestión a las que nos vemos enfrentados en nuestra experiencia cotidiana de trabajo, y sus consecuencias en términos del malestar y sufrimiento. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste - UNNE 2023-12-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/rfce/article/view/7157 10.30972/rfce.3127157 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas; Vol. 31 Núm. 2 (2023); 200-217 1668-6357 1668-6365 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/rfce/article/view/7157/6629 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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Garcés Ojeda, Magdalena Contreras Muñoz, Fernando |
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This article addresses the way in which Lean Management ideas have generated changes in the organization of work and led to the emergence of new control tools. Examining the functioning of these forms of management requires consideration of the technical and social dimensions of work insofar as their success can be explained by their reliance on people’s initiative, and from this characteristic derives their impact on labor welfare. For this explanatory purpose, we use a specific example, the safety cross, as a tool derived from Visual Management, widely used in the field of prevention and safety at work in industrial sectors. First, the tradition from which visual devices originate and their familiarity with occupational health and safety control is reviewed. Then, the theoretical explanations available for the effect of the safety cross are considered, including psychological variables and social norms. Finally, we discuss the relevance of conceptually broadening the vision of psychosocial risks of work and occupational health towards a view that can address the paradoxes that derive from these management tools that we are confronted with in our daily work experience, and their consequences in terms of work-related discomfort and suffering. |
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