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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Sadrivaan A and B (The Hilton Istanbul Hotel )
Background and Aim:
Employers in small enterprises are usually “craftsmen” and they actively participate in production. These employers usually have financial constrains, which interferes with taking health and safety precautions. The aim of this study was to evaluate employers’ attitude towards occupational health and basic occupational health care practices in small scale enterprises.
Methods:
This is a descriptive study and was performed in an industrial estate in the city ofKars , Turkey . All industrial enterprises in the estate were included into the study. Data were collected with a questionnaire in June 2008. The questionnaire was composed of two parts. The first part was called Importance of Health Scale and included 10 items. The second part included 34 questions about demographic features of employers and health and safety practices in the enterprises. Data were analyzed with SPSS 11,5. Approval was obtained from the Association of Manufacturers and Traders in Kars and all participants gave oral informed consent.
Results:
The mean age of the employers was 38,5 years and 68% of the employers was either primary school or secondary school graduates. Forty-nine percent of the enterprises were car repair shops and 40,8% of the enterprises had only one employee. Forty-five percent of the enterprises had been active in production for 6-10 years. There was a significant difference between warning signs and attitude of employers to occupational health and safety (p<0,05). However, there was not a significant relation between employers’ attitude towards occupational health and age, education, sphere of enterprise activity and duration of enterprise activity, first aid at workplaces, presence of fire fighting equipment and cleaning products, care with fulfilment of job requirements and occupational accidents (p>0,05).
Conclusion:
We found that the employers did not put as much emphasis on occupational health and safety as on their own health.
Employers in small enterprises are usually “craftsmen” and they actively participate in production. These employers usually have financial constrains, which interferes with taking health and safety precautions. The aim of this study was to evaluate employers’ attitude towards occupational health and basic occupational health care practices in small scale enterprises.
Methods:
This is a descriptive study and was performed in an industrial estate in the city of
Results:
The mean age of the employers was 38,5 years and 68% of the employers was either primary school or secondary school graduates. Forty-nine percent of the enterprises were car repair shops and 40,8% of the enterprises had only one employee. Forty-five percent of the enterprises had been active in production for 6-10 years. There was a significant difference between warning signs and attitude of employers to occupational health and safety (p<0,05). However, there was not a significant relation between employers’ attitude towards occupational health and age, education, sphere of enterprise activity and duration of enterprise activity, first aid at workplaces, presence of fire fighting equipment and cleaning products, care with fulfilment of job requirements and occupational accidents (p>0,05).
Conclusion:
We found that the employers did not put as much emphasis on occupational health and safety as on their own health.
Learning Objectives: Employers in small enterprises are usually craftsmen and they actively participate in production. These employers usually have financial constrains, which interferes with taking health and safety precautions.
Sub-Theme: Environmental and Occupational Health
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