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Factors associated with the activities of safety representatives in Spanish workplaces

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Factors associated with the activities of safety representatives in Spanish workplaces

dc.contributor.author	García García, Ana María
dc.contributor.author	López-Jacob, María José
dc.contributor.author	Dudzinski, Isabel
dc.contributor.author	Gadea Merino, Rafael
dc.contributor.author	Rodrigo, Fernando
dc.date.accessioned	2011-06-02T09:28:52Z
dc.date.available	2011-06-02T09:28:52Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.citation	GARCIA GARCIA, Ana Maria ; López-Jacob, Maria Jose ; Dudzinski, Isabel ; Gadea, Rafael ; Rodrigo, Fernando, 2007, Factors associated with the activities of safety representatives in Spanish workplaces, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 61, no. 9, p. 784-790	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10550/18831
dc.description.abstract	Objective: To describe the activities of safety representatives in workplaces in Spain. Methods: A specific questionnaire was applied to a representative sample of safety representatives. Activities developed during the past year, presented in a closed ended list, were categorised into three groups: information and advising; participation in occupational health management; and pressure on or negotiation with employers. Personal phone interviews were conducted from September to December 2004. A sample of 1201 interviews was attained. Crude and multivariate analyses were carried out. Results: Spanish safety representatives were mostly men (76%), aged 26 to 45 years (62%), with fixed contracts (94%), and more than 10 years in their company (57%). On a comparable 0–10 scale, the mean (95% confidence interval (CI)) number of activities relating to information, management, and negotiation developed during the previous year were, respectively, 6.8 (6.7 to 6.9), 4.5 (4.4 to 4.7), and 4.0 (3.8 to 4.1). In multivariate analysis, workplace size (>30 workers), industrial sector, training, and support from the labour inspectorate were the factors most consistently associated with safety representatives’ activity. Additionally, support from the employer was associated with participation in occupational health management (odds ratio = 2.38 (95% CI, 1.73 to 3.29)). Conclusions: Safety representatives in Spain have a variety of activities, mostly in the category of information and advising. These are necessary but not sufficient for real participation of workers in decisions concerning their health and safety. More participation of safety representatives in occupational health management at workplaces seems to be needed, and factors associated with this participation reinforced.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Safety ; Spanish workplaces ; Activities ; Sample	en
dc.title	Factors associated with the activities of safety representatives in Spanish workplaces	en
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.subject.unesco	UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS	en
dc.subject.unesco	UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS ::Salud pública	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1136/jech.2006.053504	en
dc.identifier.idgrec	045382	en
dc.type.hasVersion	VoR	es_ES
dc.identifier.url	http://jech.bmj.com/content/61/9/784.full.pdf	en