NARCISSISM

A 100 years of narcissism from Freud to Masterson, and how it affects people today

Abstract

This paper reports on a survey carried out in United Kingdom (UK) small enterprises to establish their approach to health and safety management and determine views on participating in voluntary management accreditation schemes. The study revealed some key differences between the responding UK SMEs. There was (a) an enhanced level of awareness of health and safety legislation; (b) a higher prevalence of safety and quality management systems, and (c) greater involvement of senior managers in managing health and safety in UK enterprises. Interest was expressed in a voluntary management accreditation scheme for health and safety by over half the UK sample. Furthermore, those enterprises participating in a voluntary quality management accreditation scheme were more likely to be interested in a voluntary scheme for health and safety management.

Table of Content

ABSTRACT2

TABLE OF CONTENT3

CHAPTER 15

INTRODUCTION5

Background5

Purpose of Study9

Rationale9

CHAPTER210

LITERATURE REVIEW10

Health And Safety at Height14

Employee orientation16

AWARENESS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LABOR17

The supervising authorities' situation20

Presentation of the state of the art22

Management systems22

Management indicators24

Problem areas25

Simplicity25

Management indicators26

Integration of HSE management28

National differences29

Legal requirements29

Risk analysis30

Goals for HSE31

New challenges32

Shared responsibility of hazard sources32

Multicultural workforces33

New means of communications33

The problem of small enterprises33

Representative participation36

CHAPTER340

METHODOLOGY40

Questionnaire Development40

Sample40

Analysis41

CHAPTER 442

RESULTS42

Demographics42

Health and Safety Management44

Quality Standards/Voluntary Schemes47

Discussion48

The support of the trade unions52

CHAPTER 557

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS57

Chapter 1

Introduction

Background

Welcome to Height & Safety Limited.  We are experienced Health & Safety training and consultancy practitioners and NVQ A1 Assessors, serving our clients requirements nationwide from a variety of training centers, ensuring they are keeping up to date with current Health & Safety legislation and training.

We have provided consultancy services or training throughout the UK and overseas to major industry, blue chip, motor, construction, military, crime prevention and emergency services to name but a few. All of our consultants are used to running their own diary, and dealing with and building up relationships as a service partner to our clients. we are able to advise our clients on a wide range of their responsibilities, from Risk Assessment through to writing your company Health & Safety Policy.  We treat Health & Safety seriously, but understand restraints placed upon companies through budget or operational necessity, so offer advice and present our findings based upon this holistic approach.

For the last three decades, businesses have continuously reorganized in order to cut costs, improve productivity, and remain competitive. Since organizations could not indefinitely rely on downsizing to achieve these improvements, the changes involved moving from the traditional “command and control” model of management to new management philosophies of flexibility, accountability, and empowerment. As a result, there has been a proliferation of management delayering in order to move responsibility to those people carrying out the operations and to focus on team working. Teams can be managed in different ways: using supervisors, team leaders, or self-managed. A supervisor, who is considered to be the accountable manager of the team, is responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling the members of the group but will often not undertake any work within the group (Evans, ...