Macroergonomics in the structure of the ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management system

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to indicate the research and scientific activities of macroergonomics in the structure of the occupational health and safety management system proposed in 2018 by the international standard ISO 45001. The article was created to promote and broadly discuss the topic of macroergonomics in literature studies. Design/methodology/approach: The theoretical scope of the article includes a literature analysis of the issues of macroergonomics used and standards in the field of occupational health and safety management, with particular emphasis on the ISO 45001 standard. The research methodology consisted in combining the structure of both research teams of the ISO 45001 standard and macroergonomics, which in their implications create a comprehensive project of the work system in organizations. Findings: The research analyzes used in the article indicated a strong connection between macroergonomics and occupational health and safety management standards. Analyzing the currently applicable ISO 45001 standard, the authors indicated that the elements of macroergonomics are primarily documentation and information media contributing to the creation of comprehensive internal audits and reviews of organizational management. Research limitations/implications: The macroergonomics research process is as variable as the changes that are introduced to the structure of proposed standards related to occupational health and safety management. Future research on this issue should take into account economic changes that affect the processes of management, transfer and storage of all information media in the organization. Social implications: Macroergonomics, by understanding the type of connections between sociotechnical and organizational systems that are responsible for designing safe and accessible work management systems. Update management and occupational health systems, which have been created by many standards and legal regulations, are now used in entrepreneurial organizations in normative standards contexts. ISO 4500 offers many alternatives to ensure security. For this purpose, the organization must implement many disclosed procedures that are defined with the achievements of macroergonomics. By collaborating the solution in the structure of the science system, it allows for the creation and results of the work of an entrepreneurial organization, preparation for elements of risk, but also the use of practical and external opportunities. 56 A. Dewicka-Olszewska, A. Stasiuk-Piekarska Originality/value: The article discusses the subject of the third ergonomics research methodology, i.e. macroergonomics, which is often confused with general activities aimed at improving the health and life of employees in the organization through the use of anthropometric data. The study wants to emphasize the importance of studying complex systems of macroergonomics and the multi-object design object (organization) as an inherent component of the external environment, always as a part of a larger whole. Keywords: macroergonomics, occupational health and safety management system, ISO 45001, work process. Category of the paper: Literature review.