Occupational health and safety management in small and medium-sized enterprises: An overview of the situation in Thailand

Kongtip, Pornpimol; Yoosook, Witaya; Chantanakul, Suttinun

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2007.09.001

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“…These papers are included in the reference list of the present paper, and are as follows: (Boustras, 2013;Cagno et al, 2013Cagno et al, , 2011Cheng et al, 2010;Fabiano et al, 2004;Fera and Macchiaroli, 2010;Floyde et al, 2013;Gardeux and Marsot, 2014;Hasle et al, 2010Hasle et al, , 2009Jørgensen et al, 2010;Kongtip et al, 2008;Makin and Winder, 2008;Masi et al, 2014;Micheli and Cagno, 2010;Morgaine et al, 2006;Moriyama and Ohtani, 2009;Pérez-Alonso et al, 2011;Santos et al, 2013;Sinclair and Cunningham, 2014;Sørensen et al, 2007;Walker and Tait, 2004).…”

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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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“…Size of the companies: Lin and Mills (2001), Holmes (1999), Lingard and Rowlinson (1994) concede that size of the companies is one of the major factors which affects the probability of accidents on site. Previous research shows that there are higher accident rates in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as compared with the larger ones (Arocena andNúñez 2010 andKongtip et al (2008). The problems faced by some of these companies include the lack of human resources, funds, limitation of technology and management (Kongtip et al 2008).…”

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“…Previous research shows that there are higher accident rates in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as compared with the larger ones (Arocena andNúñez 2010 andKongtip et al (2008). The problems faced by some of these companies include the lack of human resources, funds, limitation of technology and management (Kongtip et al 2008). Nevertheless, research on this issue is not conclusive.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, research on this issue is not conclusive. For example, Kongtip et al (2008) find that SMEs do not perform worse than the large scale companies in Thailand. 3.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In places such as Hong Kong, the summer weather is quite hot. While it is suggested that workers should rest for up to 75 % of the time in any hour (Chan et al 2004; Navon and Kolton Lin and Mills (2001), Holmes (1999), Lingard and Rowlinson (1994), Arocena and Núñez (2010) Jannadi (1995), Kongtip et. al.…”

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