| Something might be missing from occupational health and safety audits: findings from a content validity analysis of five audit instruments. | |
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PMID: 20431412 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The objective was to examine the content validity of occupational health and safety (OHS) management audit methods. METHODS: The documentation used by five broader public sector service organizations to audit OHS management in workplaces was analyzed with reference to a recent OHS management standard (CSA Z1000). RESULTS: A relatively high proportion of CSA Z1000's content (74%) was partially or fully represented on average in the audit methods. However, six management elements were found to be incompletely represented in three or more of the methods. The most extreme example is the Internal Audits element whose content was completely missing for three of the audit methods. CONCLUSION: Some OHS management audit instruments in current use are incomplete relative to a recent OHS management standard. It may be that some instruments warrant revision to better reflect current expert consensus. |
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Authors:
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Lynda S Robson; Sara Macdonald; Dwayne L Van Eerd; Garry C Gray; Philip L Bigelow |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Volume: 52 ISSN: 1536-5948 ISO Abbreviation: J. Occup. Environ. Med. Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-10 Completed Date: 2010-08-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9504688 Medline TA: J Occup Environ Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 536-43 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. lrobson@iwh.on.ca |
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Management Audit
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methods,
standards* Occupational Health* Ontario Safety Management* |
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