title: [Identification of working conditions in small enterprises. A project for drafting hygienic recommendations for employers--concepts for monitoring].
abstract: One of the outcomes of the transformation process which has been lasting already for few years is a dynamic development of so called small business. The level of knowledge of work hygienic and sanitary conditions in very limited in this group of enterprises. The research project which is being now implemented attempt a comprehensive identification and then evaluation of working conditions in small enterprises as well as the disclosure of essential failures and their sources. The results obtained will be used as a basis for developing hygienic recommendations and guidelines for employers how to improve health and hygienic conditions. The first step in the project implementation was to select provinces (voivodships) and enterprises operating there, in which the research is going to be carried out and to develop a research instrument in the from of a questionnaire which will be used to collect information on working conditions in enterprises selected. The questionnaire is composed of two sections: (1) an essential one dealing with hygienic and sanitary aspects of the work environment and conditions understood in their broadest sense, and (2) a supplementary one addressed entirely to employers and raising the question of their awareness as to the hazards related to the work environment.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Organizacji Ochrony Zdrowia, Instytutu Medycyny Pracy, Lodzi.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zielińska-Jankiewicz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wójcik
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011044:Poland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires