On December, 13 2022, Indonesia conducted the Workshop and Launch of the Research Report on Economic Justification of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Programs in the Construction Sector as a host country to share the result, conclusions and recommendations of the finalized and endorsed research report. The presentation was given by Dr. Hardianto Iridiastadi and team.
In brief, this collaborative study provided evidence that careful economic analysis indeed resulted in justified OSH programs. Through careful economic evaluation, managers and project owners should not be hesitant in designing and providing much safer and healthier workplaces, even though the resulting OSH programs could initially be seen as an economic burden to the company. Safe and healthy workers should be used as a competitive advantage that will lead to more productive work and, eventually, more sustained businesses in this competitive era.
