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Small Business Owners' Knowledge of Their Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Legislative Responsibilities
Petra N Fonteyn1, Diana Olsberg1, Jean A Cross1
1a The University of New South Wales , Australia.
Abstract:
This article reports the results of a study investigating the nature and extent of small manufacturing business owners' knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) issues. Interviews were conducted with 33 owners of small manufacturing businesses in Sydney, Australia. Results showed that whereas the majority of owners had basic awareness of the existence of OHS legislation, they were often unaware about the extent of their legal OHS responsibilities. Owners were found to have minimal OHS training and practical OHS expertise. Lack of appropriate industry specific OHS information was found to be a major factor that inhibited the owners' ability to deal with OHS issues effectively.
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