Seneviratne Mahinda, Phoon Wai On
Workers Health Centre, Parranmatta Road, Granville, Australia.
Ind Health. 2006 Jan;44(1):27-30. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.44.27.
There is increased attention to improving occupational health and safety in small to medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The Workers Health Centre, a not-for-profit OHS service in western Sydney, assessed workplace exposures in two SMEs following intervention by regulatory agencies. A low-cost monitoring program for noise, airbone dust, fibers and chemicals was conducted at these two metal working industry workplaces. Results showed that exposure to the hazards were above the statutory limits and there was generally an unhealthy access to OHS information by the predominantly immigrant or low literate worker population, were identified. The potential for using a program of low-cost exposure assessments, accompanied by a strategy to provide OHSs information for workers in small-scale enterprises, is discussed.
中小型企业（SMEs）的职业健康与安全越来越受到关注。工人健康中心是悉尼西部一家非营利性职业健康与安全服务机构，在监管机构进行干预后，对两家中小型企业的工作场所暴露情况进行了评估。在这两家金属加工行业的工作场所实施了一项针对噪音、空气传播粉尘、纤维和化学品的低成本监测计划。结果显示，危害暴露超过了法定限值，而且主要由移民或低文化水平工人组成的群体普遍无法获取健康的职业健康与安全信息。本文讨论了采用低成本暴露评估计划并辅以向小企业工人提供职业健康与安全信息策略的可能性。
