title: Development of multi-dimensional action checklist for promoting new approaches in participatory occupational safety and health in small and medium-sized enterprises.
abstract: To meet diversified health needs in workplaces, especially in developed countries, occupational safety and health (OSH) activities should be extended. The objective of this study is to develop a new multi-dimensional action checklist that can support employers and workers in understanding a wide range of OSH activities and to promote participation in OSH in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The general structure of and specific items in the new action checklist were discussed in a focus group meeting with OSH specialists based upon the results of a literature review and our previous interviews with company employers and workers. To assure practicality and validity, several sessions were held to elicit the opinions of company members and, as a result, modifications were made. The new multi-dimensional action checklist was finally formulated consisting of 6 core areas, 9 technical areas, and 61 essential items. Each item was linked to a suitable section in the information guidebook that we developed concomitantly with the action checklist. Combined usage of the action checklist with the information guidebook would provide easily comprehended information and practical support. Intervention studies using this newly developed action checklist will clarify the effectiveness of the new approach to OSH in SMEs.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Sciences, Tokai University, Bohseidai, Isehara-shi, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishikido
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: Chiharu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Motoki
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Sumiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Miyoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hojoh
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsutaki
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mitsuhashi
authors.forename: Eiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawakami
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016272:Occupational Health; D017132:Workplace