@article{ref1,
title="Mechanical equipment injuries in small manufacturing businesses",
journal="Safety science",
year="1999",
author="Gardner, Donna and Cross, J. A. and Fonteyn, PN and Carlopio, J and Shikdar, A",
volume="33",
number="1-2",
pages="1-12",
abstract="Factors contributing to mechanical equipment injuries in small manufacturing businesses were investigated. Thirty-five small businesses participated in the study. Interviews were carried out with all 35 managers, and 145 employees returned completed questionnaires. Fifty-eight per cent of respondents reported having experienced an injury. Grinding machines and printing presses were found to have a high ratio of accidents per number of hours used. Factors contributing to the causes of accidents were investigated. Failure to follow known safe work procedures, non-existent and inadequate guarding and poor machine design and poor machine condition were common contributing factors. The implications of these findings for improving safety in small businesses are discussed.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0925-7535",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}