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MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND OSH IMPLEMENTATION IN SMES IN MALAYSIA
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According to the most recent figures published by National SME Development Council (2012), small medium size enterprises (SMEs) with less than 150 employees made up 99.2% of all firms up to 1st quarter of 2011 and accounted for an average of 59% of jobs in all sectors and contributing 32% to total GDP (SME Annual Report, 2012). However, despite their economic importance and the number of employees dependent on them, small firms have received very little attention from occupational health and safety (OHS) researchers in Malaysia. It is difficult to quantify OHS problems in small firms. For example, neither Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) nor National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), two institutions responsible for occupational safety in Malaysi produce risk indicators by firm size, and many people believe that small firms are more likely than larger firms to fail to declare injuries. In addition, accidents may be relatively rare in these firms due to their smaller workforce, and this may be a factor in the lack of attention given to the subject.
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Management
English
February 2012
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