Company size and differences in injury prevalence among apprentices in building and construction in Norway

Holte, Kari Anne; Kjestveit, Kari; Lipscomb, Hester J.

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2014.01.007

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“…The first two papers (Holizki et al, 2015;Holte et al, 2015) focus on the epidemiology of injury in relation to small businesses. Holizki et al (2015) describe the patterns of underlying causes of work-related traumatic fatalities in comparison between small and larger companies in British Columbia.…”

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Managing safety in small and medium enterprises

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a b s t r a c tThis paper presents a conceptual model for increasing acceptable working environments for SMEs. It also acts as an editorial for the special issue of Safety Science on 'Managing safety in small and medium enterprises (SMEs)'. It describes how seven of the ten papers in the special issue originate from an international conference in 2013 on Understanding Small Enterprises. It includes a commentary on the papers in the special issue as well as directing the reader to all of the current state-of-the-science sources known to the authors. The paper provides a background to previous research on safety in SMEs, showing how most current policy and legislation on occupational health and safety (OSH) and the work environment is based on large enterprises and that there is a relative paucity of research on OSH in SMEs. In a summary of current knowledge, it is argued that modern OHS legislation and interventions to help improve work environments need to increasingly take account of the specific characteristics of SMEs. The conceptual model for increasing acceptable working environments for SMEs takes its onset in a legislative standard that is built into intervention programmes and includes three instrument pillars: inspection to enhance compliance, recognition of the standard by the stakeholders in the industry sector and dissemination of information to small enterprises.

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“…They conclude that prevention strategies are needed to address training and supervision of new workers in small businesses. Holte et al (2015) similarly report on the differences in injury prevalence among apprentices in building and construction in Norway, according to company size.…”

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“…Specifically, small construction firms (less than 25 employees) have been found to lag behind larger firms in terms of occupational health and safety performance, as they are limited in terms of their ability to implement comprehensive management plans [24]. As a result, injury prevalence rates have also been documented to be higher in smaller firms (less than 20 employees) [25].…”

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Health and safety training and prevention of hand-arm vibration syndrome through education

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Abstract. BACKGROUND: Exposure to hand operated vibrating tools in the construction industry places workers at risk for developing hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), which is a common occupational disease. OBJECTIVE: To outline health and safety training obtained by construction workers and to assess which factors influence anti-vibration (AV) glove utilization following an educational intervention provided during a clinical assessment for HAVS at an occupational health clinic. METHODS: One hundred participating workers from the construction industry referred for a HAVS assessment at a hospitalbased ambulatory occupational health clinic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A baseline and two-month follow-up questionnaire were completed. RESULTS: Almost all of the participants indicated that they had completed health and safety training within their workplace. However, few received training specific regarding HAVS or AV gloves. Participants' AV glove use improved from 4.3% at baseline to 53.3% at follow-up two months later. Key predictors of participants wearing AV gloves was sharing the educational intervention information with their supervisors and working in a workplace with 20 or more employees. CONCLUSIONS: Training specific to HAVS and AV gloves is lacking in the construction industry. The educational intervention proved most effective in increasing AV glove use when the information was shared within the workplace.

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“…Karakteristik perusahaan pun dapat mempengaruhi tingkat kecelakaan kerja, seperti jumlah pekerja, dimana perusahaan dengan jumlah pekerja yang banyak cenderung untuk mengalami jumlah kecelakaan kerja lebih sedikit daripada perusahaan dengan jumlah pekerja yang sedikit. Hal tersebut disebabkan oleh belum informalnya hubungan kerja pada perusahaan kecil serta masih diacuhkannya peraturan keselamatan kerja yang ada (Said et al, 2012) (Holte, Kjestveit, & Lipscomb, 2015). Rasio pekerja produksi serta rasio pekerja perempuan turut dapat mempengaruhi jumlah kecelakaan kerja (Said et al, 2012), dimana pekerja produksi merupakan pekerja yang memiliki kontak langsung terhadap mesin serta perlengkapan kerja sehingga semakin banyak pekerja pada sektor produksi akan meningkatkan jumlah kecelakaan kerja.…”

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Capital Intensity Impact Towards Work Accident Compensation in Indonesia Manufacturing Industry

Prawira¹

2019

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Company size and differences in injury prevalence among apprentices in building and construction in Norway

Cited by 34 publications

References 36 publications

Managing safety in small and medium enterprises

Managing safety in small and medium enterprises

Health and safety training and prevention of hand-arm vibration syndrome through education

Capital Intensity Impact Towards Work Accident Compensation in Indonesia Manufacturing Industry

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