| Document ID (ISN) | 102782 |
| CIS number |
03-1574 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-2742-X |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Research Report RR 150
|
| Author(s) |
Vickers I., Baldock R., Smallbone D., James P., Ekanem I.
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Cultural influences on health and safety attitudes and behaviour in small businesses |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2003. xviii, 147p. Illus. 79 ref. Price: GBP 20.00. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr150.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
This report details the findings of a study whose objective was to identify the role of cultural influences on health and safety attitudes and behaviour in small and micro-enterprises, together with related issues concerning channels of communication and the role of the Health and Safety Executive. The main cultural influence on health and safety attitudes and behaviour in small businesses was found to be the organizational culture that typifies many such enterprises, reflecting less formal approaches to management, the preference of owner/managers for autonomy and the closeness of employer/employee relations in small businesses. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
safety consciousness; small enterprises; plant safety and health organization; role of management; human behaviour |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
information dissemination; public OSH institutions; workers' participation; report; United Kingdom |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Safety culture and safety consciousness
Psychological factors
Workers' participation
Small and medium-sized enterprises
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