The Occupational Health Safety Model in logistics businesses in the Epidemic Crisis
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This research aimed to develop an occupational health safety model of logistics businesses in the epidemic crisis using a multi-period integrative research method. The qualitative research method was conducted first by synthesizing the data of the shipping business standards, i.e., Q-Mark, GDP, GSP, Q-Cold Chain, and ISO22301. Then the in-depth interviews were employed with the executives of the companies who received the mentioned standards in order to synthesize specific variables related to occupational health safety. After that the quantitative method was conducted using the obtained variables to create a questionnaire as a tool to collect data about the occupational health operations of 414 Q-Mark certified transport logistics operators in Thailand. Then the factor analysis was used to confirm the variables. Finally, both the qualitative and quantitative results were employed to develop an occupational health safety model followed by a group discussion to reaffirm the pattern. The results showed that the occupational health safety model of logistics business in the epidemic crisis consisted of 5 areas, which were the management system within the organization, the driver management for cargo delivery, the management of freight vehicles, the management of the routes used for goods transportation, and the response to health safety crises. It was found that the response to health safety crises was of the highest importance, followed by the management system within the organization.
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