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Safety activities in small businesses.

Raymond C Sinclair1, Thomas R Cunningham1

  • 1National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH, 45243, United States.

Safety Science
|September 5, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Workplace safety activities increased from 1983 to 2002, especially in smaller firms. Past OSHA inspections and firm size significantly predicted these activities, more so than industry risk or manager perceptions.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Business Management
  • Sociology of Work

Background:

  • Smaller firms exhibit higher workplace injury rates compared to larger firms.
  • Workplace safety activities are inversely associated with injury rates.
  • Predictors of workplace safety activities remain understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the predictors of workplace safety activities in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
  • To compare current safety activity levels with historical data.
  • To identify factors influencing the adoption of safety measures in firms with fewer than 250 employees.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from a national random survey of 722 firms with less than 250 employees.
  • Collected data in the year 2002.
Keywords:
Safety practicesSmall businessWork-related injuriesWorkplace monitoring

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  • Employed regression analysis to identify significant predictors.

    • Main Results:

    • Workplace safety activities were more prevalent in 2002 compared to a similar 1983 study, irrespective of firm size or industry.
    • Previous Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections and firm size were stronger predictors of safety activities than industry hazardousness or manager perceptions.
    • Firm size, prior OSHA inspections, industry hazardousness, and manager perceptions were all significant predictors (R² = .27).

    Conclusions:

    • Small firms require targeted strategies for injury prevention, focusing on factors related to firm size.
    • The relative scarcity of resources in smaller firms may impede the implementation of safety activities.
    • Addressing resource limitations is crucial for enhancing workplace safety in SMEs.