The OHS Management in a Development of Small Enterprises (For Example of Welding Factory)

In order to grow efficiently and sustainably, an enterprise needs to apply solutions which will allow it to improve all areas critical for its overall performance. One such growth-critical area is safety management which, if pursued appropriately, will help a business create a proper working environment based on innovative solutions and ultimately achieve an active market presence. No organization will survive on the market without realizing the need to embrace changes which will boost its ability to act. The change needs to be adopted systemically by relying on enhanced capabilities to satisfy customers and by perceiving workers as internal clients. This is particularly crucial for small enterprises, which tend to consider skilled employees as their sole resource. This article discusses risk assessment as a way to boost an organization’s performance. Such assessment is viewed as part of systemic management. The necessity of risks assessment to both arises from the provisions system and is indicated on basis of a tiered way to improve of organizations functioning (Górny in Proceedings of Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO 2015). Portuguese Society of Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO), Guimarães, [1]; Vlek and Stallen in Acta Psychol 45:273–300, [2]). A case of a welding factory has been selected to demonstrate how an organization’s performance can be improved by employing solutions suited for a small business and by relying on risk assessment.