Promoting health and safety in European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
"Accidents and work-related illness hit employees and their families hard, in human terms and in loss of income. The days lost also cost businesses millions every year. Small businesses feel it worst, yet these are the ones least equipped to minimise occupational risks. Cancers, back problems,...
| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English French |
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Luxembourg
2004
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19295907124910131899-Promoting-health-and-safety-in.htm |
| Summary: | "Accidents and work-related illness hit employees and their families hard, in human terms and in loss of income. The days lost also cost businesses millions every year. Small businesses feel it worst, yet these are the ones least equipped to minimise occupational risks. Cancers, back problems, asthma, skin disorders, burns, cuts and ‘burnout’ are just some of the results of failure to invest in prevention and to see trouble coming before it is too late. Lack of trained staff and the pressure of work on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) mean that training in occupational safety and health (OSH) generally comes low down the ‘to do’ list. Many project holders said how difficult it was to persuade SMEs to release their staff for seminars and workshops, even when no additional cost was involved. ..." |
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| Physical Description: | 127 p. Paper |