INVESTMENTS IN OHS DURING CONSTRUCTION AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS

Jana Madová; Zdenka Hulínová

doi:10.51704/cjce.2016.vol2.iss2.pp99-104

Authors

Jana Madová Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Radlinského 11, 81005 Bratislava, Slovakia
Zdenka Hulínová Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Radlinského 11, 81005 Bratislava, Slovakia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51704/cjce.2016.vol2.iss2.pp99-104

Keywords:

Protection of workers, prevention costs, cost of accidents, hypothesis

Abstract

Decision making on OHS investments influences on many factors. On one hand it is necessary to keep the legislation requirements directly related to preventive protection of employees. On the other hand the decision on keeping or failing to comply the rules also brings possible costs for recovery of damages from occupational accidents. The basic assumption, which is the nature of this article is hypothesis, if it is worth for companies to invest in preventive protection of workers and what is the limit, in which this type of protection is effective.

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