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Workplace Safety and Personnel Well-Being: The Impact of Information Technology

Workplace Safety and Personnel Well-Being: The Impact of Information Technology
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Author(s): T. Fagbe (ATT Safety Technologies, Nigeria)and O. D. Adekola (Babcock University, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 6
Source title: International and Interdisciplinary Studies in Green Computing
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): K. Ganesh (McKinsey & Company, India)and S. P. Anbuudayasankar (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2646-1.ch015

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Abstract

Information Technology (IT) has emerged as the global driving force behind business success, improved performance, ease of operations, and accuracy. The growth of a business cannot be separated from the security and safety of the business environment, where the health of employees and facilities must be guaranteed. Therefore, this paper examines the role of IT in the management of workplace safety and personnel well-being in a challenging economy. The paper covers IT application in a safe working environment, personnel health, machinery safety, occupational hazards, risks, and accidents. This paper also addresses challenges that hinder the use of IT in the administration of health safety and environment issues. It concludes with a strategy for an effective utilization of this important tool in the development of health safety and environment.

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