A qualitative evaluation of owner and worker health and safety beliefs in small auto collision repair shops
A qualitative evaluation of owner and worker health and safety beliefs in small auto collision repair shops
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DOI：
10.1002/ajim.22027
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发表时间：
2012-05-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Brosseau, Lisa M.
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作者：
Parker, David L.;Bejan, Anca;Brosseau, Lisa M.
背景 约 34,500 家汽车碰撞维修企业雇用了约 223,000 名员工。一般来说，这些机构中的员工和业主缺乏健康和安全实践知识，并且不具备使工作场所更安全的技术专业知识。方法进行了三个员工和三个业主焦点小组。这些焦点小组的目标是描述车主和员工的健康和安全信念，并确定促进碰撞修理店安全改进的最佳方法。结果 共有 11 名车主和 19 名工人参加了这些焦点小组。员工和业主都意识到了各种各样的危险。两组人都指出很难及时了解情况。雇主对于制定和执行安全与健康规则犹豫不决。员工认为业主不愿意投入资源来使工作场所更安全并提供个人防护设备。两个小组都认为保险报销做法给员工带来了过度的压力。 结论 焦点小组为一般的小型企业和具体的汽车碰撞店的干预发展提供了重要的见解。雇主们对于允许员工一定程度的独立性同时又保持安全的工作场所感到矛盾。从员工的角度来看，业主经常未能提供足够的个人防护装备，也未能做出确保安全工作所需的改进。如果要在小型企业中实施健康和安全计划，则必须考虑到这些企业的独特管理需求。是。 J.工业医学。 55: 474-482, 2012。(C) 2012 Wiley 期刊公司。
Background About 223,000 people are employed in approximately 34,500 auto collision repair businesses. In general, employees and owners in these establishments lack knowledge of health and safety practices and do not have the technical expertise to make their place of work safer.Methods Three employee and three owner focus groups were conducted. The goal of these focus groups was to characterize health and safety beliefs of owners and employees and to determine the best methods for motivating safety improvements in collision repair shops.Results A total of 11 owners and 19 workers participated in these focus groups. Employees and owners were aware of a wide range of hazards. Both groups noted difficulty in staying informed. Employers were hesitant to set and enforce safety and health rules. Employees perceive owners to be unwilling to dedicate the resources to make the workplace safer and provide personal protective equipment. Both groups felt insurance reimbursement practices placed undue pressure on employees.Conclusions Focus groups provide important insights into intervention development in very small enterprises in general and auto collision shops in specific. Employers were conflicted about allowing employees a certain level of independence while also maintaining a safe workplace. From the employee perspective, owners frequently fail to provide adequate personal protective equipment and make improvements needed to ensure safe work. The unique managerial needs of very small enterprises must be accounted for if health and safety programs are to be implemented in these establishments. Am. J. Ind. Med. 55: 474-482, 2012. (C) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.