Assessing Health and Safety Risks in Regional Airport Enterprises

Air transport systems and airports ensure the safety and security of employees, subcontractors and passengers by eliminating potential hazards. Especially employee health and safety are on top of the agenda of airport enterprises management. This paper deals with occupational health and safety comprehensiveness for managers and staff acting in regional airports. Based on review analysis and ranking of the importance, essential messages towards airport�s management in tourist regions, as well as messages for targets should be set to improve their contribution to airport enterprises development are set. The aim of this paper is to review occupational health and safety comprehensiveness in Greek airports and inform messages to improve efficiency of occupational health and safety in air transport and tourism industry. The research results highlight the need for further research to promote health and safety issues in the operational efficiency of regional airports. The paper outputs could be a useful and easy handle tool to support stakeholders, decision makers, planners and managers around regulation and service quality and productivity systems in air transport infrastructures and monitor the airport enterprises performance with desirable targets as well as social outcomes.