Occupational Health Care in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - Introduction of Services to Craftsmen by Using Their Professional Networks

• Autorzy: Froneberg B. , Boldt U.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In order to ensure equality of occupational health care among employees of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and of larger companies, amendments in the regulations of the numerous German accident insurance funds had to be made to provide for full availability of services, as requested by German and European law. According to these amendments, sectors formerly exempted due to small size and due to lack of an adequate number of qualified personnel, had to be covered by occupational health care. In order to reach this target group new strategies of care delivery had to be developed, making use of pre-existing infrastructure and networks. In Germany, district trade association (Kreishandwerkerschaften) have proved to be very effective for introducing occupational safety and health care into SMEs by either hiring external multidisciplinary services or by establishing a common service to be used by all associated crafts establishments. In a study conducted by the Federal Office for Health and Safety at Work in 1996 (Boldt, Gille, &Grahl, 1997), 7 district trade association were looked at in detail for their strategies. The results were discussed and supplemented in a 2-day workshop.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

occupational health; SMEs; handicraft; district trade associations

PL

ochrona zdrowia; rękodzieło; małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 1999
• Tom: Vol. 5, No. 4
• Strony: 581--584
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 3 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Froneberg B.

• Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Germany

autor

Boldt U.

• Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Germany

Bibliografia

• [1] Arbeitssicherheitsgesetz. (1973). Gesetz über Betriebsärzte, Sicherheitsingenieure und andere Fachkräfte für Arbeitssicherheit vom 12.12.1973 [Act on company doctors, safety engineers, and other occupational advisers from 12.12.1973]. Bundesgesetzblatt I, 1885.
• [2] Boldt, U., Gille, H.G., & Grahl, R. (1997). Arbeitsmedizinische Information, Motivation und Beratung von Handwerken [Occupational medicine information, motivation and advice for craftsmen] (Publication No. 766). Dortmund, Germany: Schriftenreihe der Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin.
• [3] Council Directive 89/391/EEC of June 12, 1989 on the introduction of measures encouraging improvements in the safety and health of workers at work. Official Journal of the European Communities, No. L 183, June 12, 1989, pp. 1-8.