The Community Strategy on safety and health at work (2002-2006) calls for specific measures in terms of information, awareness and risk prevention programmes for SMEs and especially for very small businesses. This has been reinforced by a recent Commission Communication on the implementation of...

This report presents a review of the experience of occupational safety and health (OSH) arrangements and outcomes in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the European Union (EU) and the factors that determine them, along with a critical analysis of the range of strategies and resources...

Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) account for nearly 99% of enterprises in the European Union (EU) and employ nearly 50% of EU workers. Given these numbers, and the significant role such enterprises play in society as well as in the EU economy, the importance of effective means to prevent harm...

This report presents the findings of a qualitative study of understandings and experiences of occupational safety and health (OSH) in 162 cases of micro and small firms selected from a range of economic sectors in nine EU Member States. Its aim was to present a 'view from the workplace' by...