4. Supporting small enterprises in implementing OHS management – the role of intermediaries

Organizers:
Daniel Podgórski, dapod@ciop.pl, Central Institute for Labour Protection (CIOP-PIB), Poland.
Bo Bager, bo.bager@capacent.dk, Capacent Denmark.

Intermediaries play a crucial role in reaching out to small enterprises, and it is also a complicated and often expensive task to get in touch with the large number of small enterprises. This workshop will therefore discuss the role of the intermediaries and the practical means which can be used in their work with the small enterprises. Relevant topics can for example be:  


    - The role of various intermediaries: preventive service, researchers, trade unions, 
      professional organisations, employer's associations, social insurance institutions, OHS 
      experts, media etc. in implementing OHS management in SMEs - case studies

    - Simplified OSH management models adopted to the needs and conditions of SMEs


    - Practical solutions, guidelines, websites and other IT tools supporting SMEs in 
      implementation of risk assessment and OSH management


    - Training programmes and curricula for workers, employers, trainers, OSH services, 
      consultants etc. focused on OSH management in SMEs


    - Implementation programmes, projects and information campaigns supporting SMEs in 
      OSH management

 

Final order of presentations

Session WS4.1, Thursday 22 October, time: 11.15-12.45, location: Atrium hall:

Chair: Daniel Podgórski (with Bo Bager)

Machida, Seiji, ILO, Switzerland:
'ILO Guidelines on OSH Management Systems'

Langaa Jensen, Per, Technical University of Denmark & Laustsen, Susse, Jensen, Ester, COWI, Denmark:
'Contractors and developers in the building industry: A dog in a leash or?'
 
Ipiña, Jesús M. López de, Fundación LEIA, Spain:
'The driving role of large companies on OSH management implementation in SMEs'

Legg, S.J., Battisti, M., Harris, L-A., Laird, I.S., Lamm, F., Massey, C.L., Olsen, K.B., Massey University & Wagstaffe, M., National Occupational Heath and Safety Advisory Committee, New Zealand:
'Small business owners’ awareness of Health and Safety legislation and targeted programmes'

Palmgren, H. & Kaleva, S., Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland:
'Occupational Health Services for Entrepreneurs and Small Enterprises - A Tentative Model'


Session WS4.2, Thursday 22 October, time: 15.15-16.45, location: Atrium hall:
Chair: Bo Bager(with Daniel Podgórski)

Bager, Bo, Noer, Jannie, Capacent & Hasle, Peter, National Research Centre for the Working Environmentm Denmark:
'Accountants as agents of change in relation to the new working environment under-takings of small companies'
See PowerPoint presentation

Gilbey, A. & Baker, A., NHS Plus, England:
'Taking Occupational Health to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises'

Hedlund, Ann & Pontén, Bengt, Högskolan Dalarna, Sweden: 
'Supporting service companies'
See PowerPoint presentation

Woo, Kuck Hyeun, Soonchunhyang University & Chung, Jung Hee, Korean Industrial Health Asociation & Lee, Myung Sook, Headquarters of Korean Industrial Health Asociation, Korea: 
'Application of Participatory Action Oriented Approach to Small & Medium-sized Enterprises in a City, Korea'
See PowerPoint presentation

Janecka, Joanna, Klimaszewska, Wioletta & Podgórski, Daniel, National Research Institute, Poland:
'An Example of successful information campaign for SMEs - the Polish edition of the Healthier Workplace Initiative coordinated by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work' 


Session WS4.3, Thursday 22 October, time: 17.15-18.45, location: Atrium hall:
Chair: Daniel Podgórski (with Bo Bager)

Gunnarsson, Kristina & Josephson, Malin, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden: 
'Self-rated general health and Occupational Health Service (OHS) for small-scale enterprisers in Sweden– a longitudinal questionnaire study'
See PowerPoint presentation

Palmgren, H., Jalonen, P., Kaleva, S. & Tuomi, K., Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland:
'Occupational Health and the Usage of Occupational Health Services by Women Entrepreneurs in Finland'
See PowerPoint presentation

Petit, Johann & Dugué, Bernard, Université de Bordeaux, France:
'Create a network of actors for the improvement of animal’s wellbeing and working conditions in a porcine breeding: a case study in France'
See PowerPoint presentation

All participants: Final discussion on the role of intermediaries in implementing OSH management in SMEs.