Occupational Health and Safety Management in the Port Sector
Literature review and research opportunities
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47456/regec.2317-5087.2025.14.2.43532.20.40Keywords:
Performance evaluation, Port sector, ProKnow-C, Occupational health and safetyAbstract
The port sector is crucial to the global economy, and businesses in this sector face fierce competition, requiring services that enhance operational safety, intelligence, and environmental responsibility. However, the sector struggles to adopt innovations and faces challenges in worker health and safety. This research explores occupational health and safety management in the port sector through a comprehensive literature review of international publications. The aim is to highlight key aspects of this knowledge area and identify opportunities for future research. The Knowledge Development Process-Constructivist (ProKnow-C) was used to select the bibliographic portfolio (BP) and perform bibliometrics. The portfolio contains 27 scientific articles. The bibliometric highlights analyzed were: (i) relevant articles, (ii) distinguished authors, (iii) countries where the research was conducted, (iv) prominent journals, and (v) main keywords. The study emphasizes the main conclusions of the scientific articles, establishing our current understanding of the topic and identifying opportunities for further research.
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