scholarly journals Occupational, health and safety situation at small and medium enterprises in Kosovo, contextual factors, barriers, drivers and intervention process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mimoza Dugolli
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Intervention Process ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Medium Enterprises

AbstractThis survey has been performed as part of a wider survey within the Western Balkan Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME) Competitiveness Support Project. It presents the current situation of occupational health and safety (OHS) management at 18 SMEs in Kosovo. SMEs in the Republic of Kosovo are facing many difficulties in identifying the real need for interventions, recruiting adequate professional staff to support their activities in OHS. Exposed to an opened market under the regional and international competition, their sustainability has become more difficult and their financial fragility leads very often to the ignorance of OHS issues within their organization.The first objective of this research aimed to understand the OHS contextual factors, barriers and drivers based on the current practice of SMEs in Kosovo. The second objective was to find out if the OHS “ideal intervention process” is applicable to achieve improvements for SMEs in Kosovo. Data collection was expedited through internal documents review, site visits and questionnaires. The statistical data were subject to descriptive analyses and inferential statistics. The findings showed that the contextual factors which influence the intervention process, were of participatory nature, cognitive and physical workplace environment, while the perceived barriers were mainly coming from lack of resources and information. Finally the features of OHS “ideal intervention process” were analyzed and compared for applicability to the SMEs in Kosovo and several interventions in this regards were proposed.

scholarly journals The Level of Occupational Health and Safety in European Enterprises Providing Transport and Logistics Services in Terms of Quality Management Principles

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 394-404
Author(s):  
Dorota Klimecka-Tatar ◽  
Obrecht Matevž
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Interesting Phenomenon ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Logistics Services ◽  
Medium Enterprises

AbstractSafety and quality management are very important elements of managing production and service processes. It is important not only to manage in itself, but above all to constantly improve processes and constantly strive for excellence. However, continuous improvement of the organization is one of the key principles of quality management, it states that improvement can be obtained from the analysis of existing processes or measurement results. In this paper the level of occupational health and safety in european enterprises providing transport and logistics services in terms of quality management principles. On the basis of the presented results it was found that in large enterprises safety management principles are respected, while in small and medium enterprises the level of safety does not look very promising. An interesting phenomenon was observed in the case of micro-enterprises (family businesses). Research shows that employees know and adhere to the safety principle, but they do not see too much change in improving the level of safety.

A Research on SME’s and Migrant Workers’ Behavior Choice of Industrial Injury Insurance

2012 ◽  
Vol 452-453 ◽  
pp. 481-485
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Qiang Mei
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Evolutionary Game ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Insurance Costs ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Industrial Injury

In order to protect the occupational health and safety of migrant workers, government has developed a series of regulations, policies, and requires enterprises to pay injury insurance costs for migrant workers. Most of migrant workers concentrate in small and medium enterprises (SME’s). The intrinsic motivation that SMEs will pay the cost of industrial injury insurance for migrant workers is not strong. The migrant workers also do not want SMEs to pay the costs. Therefore, proceeding from the fundamental interests of the SMEs and migrant workers, the article is based on Evolutionary Game approach and analyzes the evolution paths of SMEs’ behaviors. The research provides the reliable theory reference for Chinese government to adjust the industrial injury insurance policy and protect the occupational health and safety of migrant workers’.

ASSESSING LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AMONG SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nokulunga Mashwama ◽  
Didibhuku Thwala ◽  
Clinton Aigbavboa
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Risk Education ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) is the responsibility of everyone at work, construction companies have to be aware that they are responsible for managing and improving issues related to H&S on construction sites. The data in this research was obtained from secondary and primary sources. 70 Questionnaires were dispersed to different companies in the construction industry, 42 were brought back and they were all valid and usable. This represented 60% response rate. The research revealed that the level of implementation was not practice well to the level of acceptance. Therefore, the study went on the assess the hindrance of the poor implementation among small medium enterprise's (SMEs) which were poor supervision, lack of regular audits and inspection, poor material and component, poor management commitment, lack of equipment and tools, lack of training and risk education, lack of communication, lack of skilled workforce, poor working condition, poor subcontractors involvement, lack of incentive for good performance, poor investigation and risk assessment. The research point out that safety and health of the workers is not negotiable, is all pervasive, increases productivity, and leads to better performance, improve the company image, reduced claims and accidents also reduce lost times spent on injuries and property loss. Emphases on the OHS level of implementation are greatly urged to be implemented non-stop to overcome the challenges facing the SME’s contractors.

scholarly journals Weaknesses regarding occupational health and safety in Macedonian companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Daniela Mladenovska ◽  
Ilina Dubravac
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
State Administration ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Eu

The current situation regarding Occupational Health and Safety in Macedonian companies and institutions is not satisfying. Very often these issues are neglected by the management. There is also a lack of transparency in terms of accident reporting. Therefore, Macedonia is far behind the EU average in terms of registered injures at works. This paper deals with some of the most frequent barriers and irregularities in this field, by analyzing the results from the survey conducted among the employees in Macedonian companies and institutions. The participants are divided into 3 groups - public entities and state administration, large companies and small and medium enterprises. The survey outcome indicates that the awareness, transparency as well as investments in this area are still not sufficient. Moreover, there is a lack of skilled and trained professionals in this field, especially in state-owned entities.

Drawing the Line between Dismissal for Alcoholism (Incapacity) and Dismissal for Drunkenness (Misconduct). Are the Boni Mores Compromised?

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 57-63
Author(s):  
Thandekile Phulu
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Labour Practice ◽  
The Republic

In South Africa employees are protected by various pieces of legislation. Section 23 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 provides for a right to fair labour practice. In its preamble the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (hereafter referred to as the LRA) states that the purpose of the Act is to advance economic development, social justice, labour peace and democratisation of the workplace. The LRA also states that one of its objectives is to give effect to and regulate the fundamental rights conferred by section 27 of the Constitution. The Occupational Health and Safety Act as amended by the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act 181 of 1993 provides for the health and safety of persons at work and for the health and safety of persons in connection with the use of plant and machinery. The LRA provides for dismissal for incapacity and dismissals for misconduct. It also differentiates between the two. The LRA provides for both substantive and procedural fairness when dismissing an employee for incapacity and misconduct. This paper will examine the rationale behind differentiating between dismissal for drunkenness and dismissal for alcoholism.

scholarly journals Analysis of Managing Safety in Small Enterprises: Dual-Effects of Employee Prosocial Safety Behavior and Government Inspection

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiwei Wang ◽  
Qiang Mei ◽  
Suxia Liu ◽  
Jingjing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Evolutionary Game ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Safety Behavior ◽  
Dynamic Simulations ◽  
External Resources ◽  
The Government ◽  
Medium Enterprises

This paper aims to promote a national and international occupational health and safety (OHS) intervention for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within internal and external resources. Based on the characteristics of small SME management, the work environment and occupational health may be positively affected by the dual-effects of employees and government. Evolutionary game theory is utilized to identify relevant interactions among the government, small enterprises, and employees. Furthermore, dynamic simulations of the evolutionary game model are used to explore stability strategies and to identify modes of equilibrium.

scholarly journals The Vulnerability of Occupational Health and Safety to Deregulation: The Weakening of Information Regulations during the Economic Crisis in Korea

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Won Gi Jhang
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
Careful Monitoring ◽  
Industrial Accidents ◽  
National Regulation ◽  
Policy Impacts ◽  
The Republic

This study was conducted to investigate the causes and consequences of the vulnerability of occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations to deregulation during a period of economic crisis in the Republic of Korea. Analysis of Korea’s national regulation database revealed that the vulnerability of OHS regulations to deregulation was related to the fact that OHS policy included many regulations without direct deregulatory impacts on workers. The most affected victim of this characteristic was information regulation that provided a legal basis for government’s monitoring and inspection of OHS activities. The massive relaxation of information regulation has the potential to weaken government oversight and to tempt businesses to hide industrial accidents. Since changes in regulations without direct deregulatory impacts are not easily identifiable by workers, careful monitoring of deregulation is necessary to prevent policy impacts harmful to workers’ health and safety.

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