| Document ID (ISN) | 110796 |
| CIS number |
10-0370 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0019-8366 - Industrial Health |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Gunnarsson K., Andersson I.M., Rosén G. |
| Title |
Systematic work environment management: Experiences from implementation in Swedish small-scale enterprises |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2010, Vol.48, No.2, p.185-196. Illus. 22 ref. |
| Internet access |
Systematic_work_environment_management.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
Small-scale enterprises face difficulties in fulfilling the regulations for organizing systematic work environment management. This study compared three groups of small-scale manufacturing enterprises with and without support for implementing the provision. Two implementation methods, the "supervised" and the "network" methods, were used, with a third group being left to fulfill the regulations as it saw fit. Twenty-three enterprises participated. The effects of the implementation were evaluated after one year by semi-structured dialogue with the manager and safety representative. Each enterprise was classified on compliance with ten demands concerning the provision. The work environment was estimated by the WEST-method. Impact of the implementation on daily work was also studied. At the follow-up, the enterprises in the supervised method reported slightly more improvements in the fulfillment of the demands in the provision than the enterprises in the network method and the enterprises working on their own. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Sweden; work organization; small enterprises; role of management |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
evaluation of results; comparative study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Generalities
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Small and medium-sized enterprises
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