Sustainable production: A proposed strategy for the work environment

摘要: Background In the future, competitive industries will need to design for environment, health and safety as well productivity. Although new areas of pollution prevention clean production have evolved address processes with concerns ambient current models do not include explicit health, safety, work environment. The field occupational has much contribute improve approaches solutions. Methods application environment disciplines be expanded from conventional focus on “end-of-pipe” assessment solutions, which take resulting hazards a given, materials selection process redesign. To make this shift, framework called “sustainable production” is proposed. basic unit sustainable process. integrates along productivity economic viability business enterprise in setting parameters. Results By shifting environmental exposure control design, reduces likelihood that seen antagonistic development. move firm toward production, professionals participate interdisciplinary workplace teams build continuously evaluate redesign existing processes. Conclusions This strategy requires an expansion role professional evaluation produce goods services chemical, physical, biological agents, practices, ergonomics. research develop scientific public policy basis production. Am. J. Ind. Med. 34:297–304, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.