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Promoting health and safety in European Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
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- COVER
- Promoting health and safety in European Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
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PROJECTS
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26 National projects
- Caring for carers: occupational health for staff in old people’s homes
- Mental health and motivation in small enterprises
- Practical training in managing risks on small construction sites
- Direct counselling to screen out risks in SMEs
- Linking productivity and risk assessment in the metal industry
- Reducing the rate of accidents to temporary labour
- Towards a safety culture in small enterprises
- Safety training for hotel and restaurant managers
- Safety training for SMEs in the Seine and Marne region
- Taking the hazards out of dry-cleaning
- Alternatives to personal safety equipment in the roofing industry
- Controlling dangerous substances: building a support network for SMEs
- From prevention to rehabilitation — a healthcare centre for SMEs
- A training package for safety engineers in Greek SMEs
- Safety in manual handling for migrant and seasonal workers
- Spotting the hazards in routine cleaning
- Tackling accident rates and the disability issue in agriculture
- Online occupational health for Portuguese dental professionals
- Online safety promotion in construction and power SMEs
- Handling chemicals safely in the wooden furniture industry
- Occupational risks for women in metal industries
- Safety training for immigrant workers
- Preventing injuries in Swedish wood product SMEs
- Risk prevention for small business insurance
- Promoting safe practices in printing and retail
- Red Angels — a mentoring scheme for small firms
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14 Transnational projects
- Working across cultures: health and safety for staff in refugee camps and asylum centres
- Educating teenagers in the hazards of the workplace
- Confronting the health risks from pesticides in winegrowing
- Chemical risk reduction in two high-exposure metal operations in Germany and Greece
- Occupational safety and health in vehicle repair garages
- Complete safety management for fishermen
- Health and safety training for workers in atypical employment
- Safer use of forklift trucks in SMEs
- Safety and health for women caring for the elderly and dependent
- Good practices in chemical risk assessment
- Safety and health at work for people with disabilities
- Safety and health for hairdressers across the EU
- Drafting a code of practice for epoxy products in the construction industry
- Creating a safety culture at live music events
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26 National projects
- Appendix — Acknowledgements
- h t t p : / / o s h a . e u . i n t
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are widely acknowledged as the backbone of the European economy, employing nearly two thirds of the EU’s private-sector workforce and creating one in every two new jobs. Sadly, their occupational safety record does not compare well with larger enterprises. The fatal accident rate in .rms with fewer than 50 workers is around double that of larger companies.
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Book Details
Authors
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Publishers
Publication year : 2005
License: All rights reserved ©
Times read: 3
