title: Managing Safety and Operations: The Effect of Joint Management System Practices on Safety and Operational Outcomes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine whether management system practices directed at both occupational health and safety (OHS) and operations (joint management system [JMS] practices) result in better outcomes in both areas than in alternative practices.
  
  
  METHODS
  Separate regressions were estimated for OHS and operational outcomes using data from a survey along with administrative records on injuries and illnesses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Organizations with JMS practices had better operational and safety outcomes than organizations without these practices. They had similar OHS outcomes as those with operations-weak practices, and in some cases, better outcomes than organizations with safety-weak practices. They had similar operational outcomes as those with safety-weak practices, and better outcomes than those with operations-weak practices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Safety and operations appear complementary in organizations with JMS practices in that there is no penalty for either safety or operational outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Work & Health, Toronto (Drs Tompa, Robson, Sarnocinska-Hart, Sharma, Johnson, Amick, Pagell); Department of Economics, McMaster University, Hamilton (Dr Tompa); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto (Drs Tompa, Johnson); Ivey Business School at Western University, London, Ontario (Dr Klassen); York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Drs Shevchenko, Sharma, Johnston); Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University, Miami (Dr Amick); College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis (Dr Veltri); and Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland (Dr Pagell).
authors.forename: Emile
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tompa
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Robson
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarnocinska-Hart
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klassen
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shevchenko
authors.forename: Sharvani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sheilah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hogg-Johnson
authors.forename: Benjamin C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Amick
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veltri
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D066192:Manufacturing Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016272:Occupational Health; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009874:Operations Research; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data