Report on the Current Status of Workplace Health Promotion in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Book : Report on the Current Status of Workplace Health Promotion in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Language : English

Library : Health-Safety-Environment

Publish Place : Essen

Publish Date : June 2001

Publisher : Federal Association of Company Health Insurance Funds (BKK)

Book Type : Report

Book Number : 1673

INDEX

Contents
Preface
Background..........................................................
Significance of SMEs in Europe's economy ....
Obstacles preventing better health ..................
Development stages of the project
Report of the Current Status of WHP in SMEs: Objectives and focal points ..........
General conditions in workplace hearth promotion and occupational health and safety in SMEs ......
1.1 Definition and characteristics of SMEs
1.2 Special features of SMEs ......................
1.3 General economic conditions
1.3.1 Company and employee figures
1.3.2 Sectors of the economy
1.4. Stakeholders
1.5 General health conditions
Structures and practice in workplace health promotion and occupational health and safety in SMEs ...................
2.1 Legislative framework ......
2.2 Labour inspection ........................
2.3 Occupational health and safety services..
2.4 Health and safety committees and representatives.
2.5 Workplace health promotion .....................................

Summarising evaluation of workplace health promotion and occupational health and safety in SMEs .....................
3.1 Occupational health and safety and workplace health promotion in SMEs: positive elements ........................
3.2 Occupational health and safety and workplace health promotion in SMEs: weaknesses
3.3 Consequences and need for action ..............................
3.3.1 Awareness-raising, marketing and communication
3.3.2 Setting up infrastructures
(building supportive environments) ............................
3.3.3 WHP service management...........................................
Annex: Summaries of the national country reports.
Austria .......................................................................
Denmark ......................................................................
Finland ..........................................................................
Germany ......................................................................
Greece ..........................................................................
Iceland ..........................................................................
Ireland ..........................................................................
Italy ................................................................................
Liechtenstein/Switzerland ..........................................
The Netherlands ..........................................................
Norway ........................................................................
Sweden ..................................................................
Spain ............................................................................
United Kingdom ..........................................................
References.