Occupational Hazards encountered by employees in Small Enterprises in Bengaluru

AUTHOR(S)

Dr.S.Jayalakshmi Priya

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46647/ijetms.2023.v07i04.007

ABSTRACT
In today’s industrial scenario we see that small industrial businesses are those struggling to follow all the safety mechanisms given in The Karnataka Factories Rules,1969.This is because post privatization its been observed that many small welding shops, car garagesand two wheeler repair shops small eateries doing open air tandoor, tanning and treatment of leather, Dye manufacturers all employing five to twentyfive labourers fall under the employment in small bnusinesses( as per 1955 Small Scale Industry Act not employing more than 50 workers ) Today SSI is known as the MSME micro small and medium enterprises, falling under the purview of enterprises under the MSME Act of 2006.The sample size taken was 150 and simple random sampling was done. The areas taken for study were JC road, Tannery Town,Yeswanthpur ,Yelahanka and PeenyaDasarahalli Industrial area. The research gap showed that regarding the nature of work using harmful chemicals, dyes, high risk machinery such as welding was a part of the job. Occupational safety was mandatory but was it enforced? Most of the smaller shops showed that medical facility was nil and all the protective gear was mostly compromised. Only bigger enterprises footed medical bills and provided basic protective gearfor their employees. The research methodology consisted both primary and secondary data. The study was basically a primary data analysis.Conclusion indicates that providing basic protective gear for workers will go a long in saving life and limb from hazardous chemicals and accidents during work.

Page No: 30 - 33

References:

1. European Commission (2016) Workplace diversity in SMEs: what’s the buy-in? http://newsbundle.csreurope.org/EuropeanCommission/1dlfj7z3d4d?a=1&p=49909940&t=28403196.
2. Bell S .(2015) The World Bank: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) finance. http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/financialsector/brief/smes-finance.3. Bosma N, Hill S, Ionescu-Somers A, Kelley D, Levie J, TarnawaA .(2020) Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. 2019/2020 Global Report. London Business School: Global Entrepreneurship Research Association. [Google Scholar]
4. de Kok J, Deijl C, Veldhuis-Van Essen C .(2013) Is small still beautiful? Literature review of recent empirical evidence on the contribution of SMEstoemployment creation. Deutsche Gesellschaft für InternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ). [Google Scholar]
5. Grimani A, Bergström G, Casallas MIR, Aboagye E, Jensen I, Lohela-Karlsson M. (2018) Economic evaluation of occupational safety and health interventions from the employer perspective: a systematic review. J Occup Environ Med 60, 147–66. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
6. Hagqvist E, Vinberg S, Tritter JQ, Wall E, Landstad B. (2020) The same, only different: doing management in the intersection between work and private life for men and women in small-scale enterprises. Work Employ Soc 34, 262–80. [Google Scholar]
7. Meggeneder O. (2007) Style of management and the relevance for workplace health promotion in small and medium sized enterprises. J Public Health (Bangkok) 15, 101–7. [Google Scholar]
8.Stellman, J.M.(Ed.), 1998. Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety (4th ed.), International LabourOrganisation, Geneva, Switzerland.
9.Takala J. 2000. Safe Work-the global programme on safety, health and environment, Asian pacific Newsletter on Occupational health and safety,7,pp.4-8.
10.Vinatha P., R. Suriya and S. Valarmathi, 2015. A study onIndustrial Health and Safety Measures in H and R Johnson India Pvt. Ltd. at Thennangudi, International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 5(4).
11.World Health Organisation, 1995. Global Strategy on occupational health for all: The way to health at work, Recommendation of the Second Meeting of the WHO Collaborating centres in occupational Health, 11-14 October, 1994.
12.Zaidi S H. 2001. Occupational injuries and Health Hazards in Small Scale Industries in India, WHO Regional Office for south-east Asia,New Delhi, p.69.[Memographed).
13.Zohar D. 1980.Safety Climate in Industrial Organizations: Theoretical and Applied Implications, Journal of Applied Psychology, 65, pp.96-102
14.Ahasan M R. 2001b. Human adaptation to shift work in improving health, safety and productivity-some recommendations. Work Study,51[1],PP.9-17.
15.Ahasan M R. and Partanen TJ. 2001. Occupational health and safety programme in the less developing countries –a serious case of negligence. Journal of Epidemiology, 11[2],PP.74-80.
16.Brown M and Ngyuen-Scott N. 1992. Evaluating a training for health and safety programme. American Journal of Industrial Medicine,22,PP.739-749.

How to Cite This Article:
Dr.S.Jayalakshmi Priya .Occupational Hazards encountered by employees in Small Enterprises in Bengaluru . ijetms;7(3):30-33. DOI: 10.46647/ijetms.2023.v07i04.007