ANALYSIS OF SAFETY TRINING IN SMEs - A questionnaire survey among plumbing contractors -

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  • TAKAGI Motoya
    労働安全衛生総合研究所 リスク管理研究センター

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  • 中小建設業における安全教育の実態と課題 －管工事業対象のアンケート調査の分析－
  • チュウショウ ケンセツギョウ ニ オケル アンゼン キョウイク ノ ジッタイ ト カダイ : カン コウジギョウ タイショウ ノ アンケート チョウサ ノ ブンセキ

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 Safety management is an essential part of running a business among SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) in the construction industry, but a large proportion of SMEs are faced with inadequate financial and organizational resources and have limited safety management capacity. Improving the safety performance of SMEs could therefore be crucially important.<br> In this study, a questionnaire survey of actual condition of safety training was developed and administered to plumbing contractors who had completed safety training classes. Key findings from the questionnaire were as follow: 1) construction workers appeared to be less likely to take part in safety training classes and their level of understanding was not sufficient.; 2) self-employed craftsmen, employees of micro enterprises (fewer than 5 workers employed), and experienced workers received less safety training; 3) small scale construction enterprises did not effectively use case studies related to workplace accidents; 4) Sub-subcontractors might not undergo suitable safety training due to lack of information about measures to prevent recurrence of workplace accidents; 5) the classes were not properly understood though they were supposedly delivered in easy and clear manner; 6) participants from an old age group might not fully understand the classes; 7) safety education led by contractors was an effective way to enhance the awareness of the importance of workers' safety in SMEs; 8) safety promotion activities at each worksite and worksite support by administrative division were essential part of the accident prevention and safety measures; 9) an excess of confidence in workplace safety led workers to bad-decision making in safety activities if the enterprises could not meet the high safety standards.

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