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<p>The paper focuses on the analysis of the impact of technical, organizational and human factors on accident rate in small-sized enterprises. The research was carried out using the authors’ questionnaire. The results were verified using the method of direct interview with elements of observation. The results were compared with the trends prevailing in enterprises of EU countries. The respondents, i.e. production company workers, indicate technical factors as those which most significantly affect the occurrence of accidents at work. However, the assessment of the factors changes with the age of the respondents. Older workers, more often than younger employees, indicate the ones related to man or work organization as the most important factors affecting accidents at work and, consequently, the level of occupational safety. The presented results are a part of a larger whole project the authors of this paper are working on.</p>
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The paper focuses on the analysis of the impact of technical, organizational and human factors on accident rate in small-sized enterprises. The research was carried out using the authors’ questionnaire. The results were verified using the method of direct interview with elements of observation. The results were compared with the trends prevailing in enterprises of EU countries. The respondents, i.e. production company workers, indicate technical factors as those which most significantly affect the occurrence of accidents at work. However, the assessment of the factors changes with the age of the respondents. Older workers, more often than younger employees, indicate the ones related to man or work organization as the most important factors affecting accidents at work and, consequently, the level of occupational safety. The presented results are a part of a larger whole project the authors of this paper are working on.

Impact of Technical, Organizational and Human Factors on Accident Rate of Small-Sized Enterprises

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Management Systems in Production Engineering

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The paper focuses on the analysis of the impact of technical, organizational and human factors on accident rate in small-sized enterprises. The research was...

Impact of Technical, Organizational and Human Factors on Accident Rate of Small-Sized Enterprises

Published Online: May 21, 2021

Page range: 139 - 144

Received: Sep 01, 2020

Accepted: Feb 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2021-0018

Keywords
occupational health and safety, occupational hazards, small-sized enterprises, technical and organizational factors, human factor, accidents at work

© 2021 Marta Niciejewska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Impact of Technical, Organizational and Human Factors on Accident Rate of Small-Sized Enterprises

Published Online: May 21, 2021

Page range: 139 - 144

Received: Sep 01, 2020

Accepted: Feb 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2021-0018

Keywordsoccupational health and safety, occupational hazards, small-sized enterprises, technical and organizational factors, human factor, accidents at work

© 2021 Marta Niciejewska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
occupational health and safety, occupational hazards, small-sized enterprises, technical and organizational factors, human factor, accidents at work