Occupational Health and Safety management system: A case study in a waste company

In this paper a certified company of solid waste treatment with an Integrated Management System for Quality, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety has been studied. A questionnaire was designed and used to capture the perceptions of the technicians on the risk management system. The analysis of the opinions of the company's technicians permitted to highlight some important aspects on the integration of risk management in the OHS system of the company. In line with this discussion, several hypotheses have been formulated, namely related to the analysis of accidents (its rates of severity and frequency and causes of accidents) and in terms of the perceptions on risk management and its relation with the OHS management system. Results indicate that a proper integration of risk management must take into account both technical and human aspects.