2. Practitioners: Practical experiences and examples from working with SMEs

Organizers:
Hans Jørgen Limborg, TeamArbejdsliv, Denmark: hjl@teamarbejdsliv.dk
Lorenzo Munar, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Spain: munar@osha.europa.eu

The track is especially designed for people who professionally relate to or work with small enterprises and will be organised with emphasis on dialogue and sharing of experience:

- Concrete experiences from intermediaries and consultants who approach SMEs

    - Best practise examples from organisations, authorities or even SMEs themselves
      (owner/manager)
    - Evaluation of campaigns and interventions

Practitioners and professionals from all lines are invited to submit abstracts, proposals and ideas for short presentations, themes and relevant issues. For inspiration, topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

    - Understanding small enterprises, their environment and their strategies to survive
    - Tools, methods and approaches to meet SMEs
    - Supporting SMEs to develop a healthy business
    - Integration of health and OHS strategies into the business strategies of SMEs

- Approaching SMEs, managers and employees
- Giving support and advice to special business sectors and specific groups

Final order of presentations

Session WS2.1, Wednesday 21 October, time: 15.15-16.45, location: Conference hall:

Chairs: Anders Kabel, BAMBUS, Denmark, and Hans Jørgen Limborg

In cooperation with the Danish OHS-seminar - part of the EU-campaign 2008-2009 on risk assessment

Champoux, D., Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail, Canada:
'Multiple rationalities in OHS practices of SB actors and intervention experts in Québec'
See PowerPoint Presentation

Harling, Christopher, Director of NHS Plus, United Kingdom:

'Model for provision of health and work services to smaller businesses in UK'

Louhelainen, K., Naumanen, P., Ojanen, K. & Palmgren, H., Institute of Occupational Health, Finland:
'Promoting the efficient functioning of small enterprises and entrepreneurs'

Session WS2.2, Wednesday 21 October, time: 17.15-18.45, location: Conference hall:
Chairs: Christopher Harling and Andrew Gilbey, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom

Anders, Peter & Gruber, Harald, Maschinenbau- und Metall-Berufsgenossenschaft, Germany:
'Risk Assessment in Small and Medium Enterprises'

Andersen, Tilde Rye, Team Working Life, Denmark & Klitgaard, Caroline, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark:
'Campaign orchestrated by the social partners - can they reach the small enterprises?'

Hedlund, Ann, Andersson, Ing-Marie & Rosén, Gunnar, Theme Working Life, Högskolan Dalarna, Sweden:
'Attractive Work Process'
See PowerPoint presentation

Session WS2.3, Friday 23 October, time: 11.15-12.45, location: Atrium hall:
Chairs: Ann Hedlund and Bengt Pontén, Theme Working Life, Sweden

Visuri, S. & Saarni, H., The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health & Wibom, H., The Federation of Finnish Enterprises, Finland:

'Healthier Entrepreneur - Healthier Enterprise'
See PowerPoint presentation

Ojanen, Kari, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health & Louhevaara, Veikko & Pitkänen, Marja, University of Kuopio, Finland:
'Network of Professional Competence, 2004-2007'

Lagerström, Gunnar, Prevent, Sweden:
'Health, Safety and Business development in Small Enterprises'
See PowerPoint presentation

Domino, Helle Birk, Danish Agricultural Advisory Service, Denmark:
'Value based management – success on a farm'