Health and Safety Issues in Small Scale Manufacturing Industries : Importance of occupational safety and health programs for organisations to gain competitive edge and to protect workers

Occupational safety is very important for organisations to develop and to gain competitive edge. Occupational safety and health programs protect co-workers, family members, employers, customers, and others who might be affected by the environment of workplace. Safety compliance is the core safety related activities which needs to be performed by workers to maintain workplace safety. Safety participation is the involvement of workers in safety related activities like attending safety meetings that are not compulsory but helpful to maintain overall safety of the organisation.Welfare of the worker is a vital matter for the business organisations. Job-related accidents could be a prime factor to undying frailties or deaths and financial losses or both. The objective of this study is to find out the current status of safety in small scale manufacturing industry and find out the impact of various factors on worker safety.