An Approach to Health and Safety Assessment in Industrial Parks

Fco. Javier García-Gómez, Cristina González-Gaya and Víctor Fco. Rosales-Prieto
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Fco. Javier García-Gómez: Department of Construction and Manufacturing Engineering, National Distance Education University (UNED), C/Juan del Rosal 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Cristina González-Gaya: Department of Construction and Manufacturing Engineering, National Distance Education University (UNED), C/Juan del Rosal 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Víctor Fco. Rosales-Prieto: Department of Construction and Manufacturing Engineering, National Distance Education University (UNED), C/Juan del Rosal 12, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-17

Abstract: Safety is a fundamental aspect to take into account in the design, construction and operation of industrial parks. Therefore, it is important to know how to deal with safety in this type of facility, and how to deal with risk analysis. This document provides information related to the industrial park risk assessment process to improve the health and safety of workers in these places. A search and consultation of references related to occupational health and safety management systems is carried out, and it is found that, although there is adequate protection, both in relation to the safety of workers in industrial parks and the safety of personnel outside the facilities, it is helpful to establish a health and safety risk assessment to identify hazards and hazardous events, evaluate associated risks, and select techniques or strategies (opportunities) to manage those risks after prioritization. Following the implementation of the selected techniques, their effectiveness can then be monitored in order to avoid incidents. This document can be a model for future implementation of a health and safety management system based in ISO 45001:2018.

Keywords: industrial park; risk assessment; occupational health and safety; safety management; ISO 45001 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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