SynthesisJournal of occupational rehabilitation2010
Effectiveness of health and safety in small enterprises: a systematic review of quantitative evaluations of interventions.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic Review of the Impact on Return to Work of Return-to-Work Coordinators.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- Workplace health understandings and processes in small businesses: a systematic review of the qualitative literature.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2010Pooled it
- Felt and expressed needs regarding occupational health services from the perspective of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification Program on Firm Work Injury Rates in Alberta, Canada.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Occupational Safety and Health interventions: a long way to go.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Lessons learned from Ohio workers' compensation claims to mitigate hazards in the landscaping services industry.American journal of industrial medicine · 2021Article
- The Italian National Surveillance System for Occupational Injuries: Conceptual Framework and Fatal Outcomes, 2002-2016.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Impact of Enforcement Capabilities on the Effectiveness of Public Assessment on Occupational Safety.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Conference Summary Understanding Small Enterprises Conference, 25-27 October 2017.Annals of work exposures and health · 2018Article
- Firefighters as distributors of workplace safety and health information to small businesses.Safety science · 2016Article
- Two-year follow-up of the Collision Auto Repair Safety Study (CARSS).The Annals of occupational hygiene · 2015Article
- Application of a model for delivering occupational safety and health to smaller businesses: Case studies from the US.Safety science · 2015Article
- A model for design of tailored working environment intervention programmes for small enterprises.Safety and health at work · 2012Article
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Abstract
introductionThis systematic review was conducted to identify effective occupational health and safety interventions for small businesses.
methodsThe review focused on peer-reviewed intervention studies conducted in small businesses with 100 or fewer employees, that were published in English and several other languages, and that were not limited by publication date. Multidisciplinary members of the review team identified relevant articles and assessed their quality. Studies assessed as medium or high quality had data extracted, which was then synthesized.
resultsFive studies were deemed of medium or high quality, and proceeded to data extraction and evidence synthesis. The types of interventions identified: a combination of training and safety audits; and a combination of engineering, training, safety audits, and a motivational component, showed a limited amount of evidence in improving safety outcomes. Overall, this evidence synthesis found a moderate level of evidence for intervention effectiveness, and found no evidence that any intervention had adverse effects.
conclusionsEven though there were few studies that adequately evaluated small business intervention, several studies demonstrate that well-designed evaluations are possible with small businesses. While stronger levels of evidence are required to make recommendations, these interventions noted above were associated with positive changes in safety-related attitudes and beliefs and workplace parties should be aware of them.
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