On implementation of health and safety measures in re-beaming department of denim manufacturing – a case study

Original Scientific Paper distributed under the CC BY 4.0

Year 2023, Volume 2, Issue 1-2, Pages 1-10

Anis Fatima 

Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

Muhammad Danish Saleem 

NED University of Engineering and Technology

Asim Zaheer

University Road, Karachi, Pakistan 

Increased number of accidents in a work place has raised concerns for cooperate social responsibility. It is condemned to put worker’s health and safety at jeopardy and earn maximum profit. A company can lose its competitive advantage if the issues of occupational health and safety are not fulfilled. In this study, antecedent of health and safety incidents in a re-beaming department of denim manufacturer was examined. It was acknowledged that incidents of health and safety issues are linked to the productivity and thus the financial performance of a company. This study established that, adopting an occupation health and safety system can improve the firm financial performance and enhance the competitiveness by creating the safe and socially accepted workplace.

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