Atenção à saúde nas pequenas e médias empresas de São José dos Campos: estudos de caso
Abstract
Building actions related to health and safety in small and medium enterprises are not easy
tasks, since these enterprises need to deal with poor information, lack of available resources
and methodologies developed according to big company characteristics. Based on Case
Studies techniques, the present study investigated in four SME not only the way health and
safety interventions are carried on, but the reasons why they are conducted that way as well.
This investigation made us conclude that lack of available resources, poor information
access, the firm culture and management model exert clear influence on the way Heath and
Safety actions are conducted. Ergonomics, if conducted in the small firm, will be guided by
perception and based on informality, either for changes or measures of the changes. We can
conclude that some rules and laws, as well as ergonomic tools, should be developed
according to the limitations and needs of the small and medium firms, and so be used to help
improve health and safety into them.