Barriers to occupational health and safety management in small Brazilian enterprises

AbstractPaper aims To determine main barriers to the implementation of occupational health and safety management systems OHSMS in the context of small Brazilian enterprises from the perspectives of owners/managers, labor auditors, and OHS consultants.Originality: Survey with three different perspect...

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Autores: Garnica, Guilherme Besse, Barriga, Gladys Dorotea Cacsire
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/157657
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0103-6513.20170046
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/157657
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Work accident
Small business
Occupational Safety
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Sumario:AbstractPaper aims To determine main barriers to the implementation of occupational health and safety management systems OHSMS in the context of small Brazilian enterprises from the perspectives of owners/managers, labor auditors, and OHS consultants.Originality: Survey with three different perspectives on small Brazilian enterprises.Research method: Survey conducted with stakeholders who influence the safety culture in small enterprises to identify the main barriers to the implementation of OHSMS.Main findings: Owners/managers tend to blame employees and the government for difficulty in implementing OHSMS, and external actors tend to blame management and resource allocation. Opinions converge on inappropriate management behavior, ineffective information and communication and production prioritization.Implications for theory and practice: These barriers should be overcome not only to facilitate the implementation of OHSMS but also to improve the conditions for the management of all small business operations.