Occupational safety and health in Finnish SME’s : occupational safety and health guidebook
Arnkil, Antti (2019)
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201905027193
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201905027193
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This thesis focuses on occupational safety and health in Finnish small and medium-sized enterprises. The thesis was conducted for and done in cooperation with a small bakery operating in Lahti, Finland. The purpose of this thesis was to study the occupational safety and health hazards and risks that are currently present in the company. The goal was to develop an occupational safety and health guidebook for the company.
The theoretical framework of this thesis is based on risk management and occupational safety and health literature, earlier research and standards. The framework defines the concepts of risk management and occupational safety and health. Additionally the applicable legislation was explored.
As a part of this study a risk assessment was conducted for the client company. This thesis utilized a combination of secondary data analysis, structured observation and semi-structured interviews to identify the occupational safety and health risks present in the company. The identified risks were analyzed using a cause/consequence analysis.
The identified and analyzed risks were the base on which the occupational safety and health guidebook was built upon. The guidebook was created in cooperation with the owner of the company in two phases. The guidebook contains information about the occupational safety and health hazards and risks that the employees of the company face daily in their work and additional information about the subjects that the owner of the company wanted to be covered in the guidebook.
The theoretical framework of this thesis is based on risk management and occupational safety and health literature, earlier research and standards. The framework defines the concepts of risk management and occupational safety and health. Additionally the applicable legislation was explored.
As a part of this study a risk assessment was conducted for the client company. This thesis utilized a combination of secondary data analysis, structured observation and semi-structured interviews to identify the occupational safety and health risks present in the company. The identified risks were analyzed using a cause/consequence analysis.
The identified and analyzed risks were the base on which the occupational safety and health guidebook was built upon. The guidebook was created in cooperation with the owner of the company in two phases. The guidebook contains information about the occupational safety and health hazards and risks that the employees of the company face daily in their work and additional information about the subjects that the owner of the company wanted to be covered in the guidebook.