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Articles:The Practice Study for Promoting Health and Safety of SMEs in the Manufacturing Sector

  • Publication Date:2014-06-13

The purpose of this research was to inquiry the plight of the health and safety management and promoting health and safety practice of SMEs in the manufacturing sector. The population of this research was SMEs employers in Taiwan. The total questionnaires administered were 300. Finally, the total valid questionnaires returned were 215 employer questionnaires and the valid response rate was 71.67%.Based on the above background and motive, the purposes of this research were as follows:

1. Understanding of the domestic and foreign related researches and specific measures to enhance the safety awareness of SMEs workers.
2. Surveys and analysis on hazard recognition, safety participation and related influencing factors of SMEs’ workers.
3. Investigation and understanding of current status and effectiveness of the “Dandelion plan of safety and health” for SMEs employers.
4. The compilation of education and training guidelines of hazard recognition for SMEs workers, and planning the practical measures to enhance employee safety participation.

Finally, this study proposed conclusions and suggestions to the relevant government agencies and reference for future researchers as fllow:

1. The relevant government agencies should continue to strengthen the SMEs’ labor inspection on safety and health aspects to take the initiative to transfer a simple application method of risk assessment and control.
2. The relevant government agencies should provide SMEs diversity “safety and health resources” to strengthen the function of safety and health promotion.
3. The relevant government agencies should intensifying promote “Safety and Health Family” activities of SMEs, in order to achieve mutual learning and sharing of resources.
4. SMEs in manufacturing industry should develop and implement safety and health training for employees to strengthen the ability of workers for workplace hazards identification.
5. SMEs in manufacturing industry should promote effective safety and health management system to improve workers safety and health satisfaction, thereby strengthening their safety awareness.

  • Source:ILOSH
  • Last updated:106-07-12
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