Occupational health and safety representatives and mediation

Abstract

In our workplace, we can get involved in conflict situations countless times. One of the solutions to these conflicts can be conciliation, or otherwise mediation. It is special dispute resolution method, when a third party, who is the mediator, mediates between the two participants, with the consent of both of them. Mediation is nowadays integrated into our legal system as an alternative dispute resolution option. In this study, we tried to find a connection between mediation and occupational health and safety, including occupational health and safety representatives. The study is primarily based on secondary research, in which we are looking for opportunities to connect to occupational health and safety, but it also includes a questionnaire survey, which was carried out with the involvement of occupational health and safety representatives. With the help of the questionnaire, we tried to verify workplace conflicts related to occupational health and safety, as well as the awareness of mediation among occupational health and safety representatives. Last but not least, we tried examine the raison of preventive mediation to promote the activities of occupational health and safety representatives.