DEVELOPING SOFTWARE TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES MANAGE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

European SMEs experience higher accident rates than their larger organisations which directly affects profit and competitiveness. Research has shown that SMEs may not see the benefits of implementing OSH management systems and often adopt a reactive rather than proactive approach when accidents occur. This paper describes the user centred development approach being adopted by the EU funded IMOSHION project to develop an OSH knowledge and learning management system to address issues of access to OSH knowledge, enhance OSH training and improve safety culture within SMEs.