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2. There has been an exponential growth of SMEs in India since independence. This growth has contributed to the overall growth of the GDP as well as to the growth of employment and export in the global economy. By 31st October 2020, 1.8 Lakh number of loans, involving Rs. 60 thousand crores have been sanctioned out of which 1.67 Lakh number of loans, involving Rs. 45 thousand crores have been disbursed. The increase of MSME is more in the rural parts of India than the urban parts of it. According to the survey of 2020. Small- Medium- enterprises- safety- management- practices SMEs of India add up to about 95% of the industrial units, 40% of the industrial production, and 36% of the total exports. Also, SMEs provide employment to over 18 million people in about 3.2 million registered SME units in the country. The following Pie chart shows the distribution of different sectors in MSME

3. MSMEs are situated in all corners of the country and work in almost every space. In such cases, minor accidents, ergonomics problems, old and outdated machinery, and lack of awareness are very common problems and these have created a need for implementation of safety practices in SMEs. It is important for a working environment to be healthy, positive, and safe. The implementation of healthy working conditions creates a positive impact not only on the economic and social development

4. The damaging factors as experienced by the SMEs are low capital base, difficulties in accessing technology, credit constraint, low access to business services, the constraint of quality of human resources. Safety management practices are not up to the mark in most SMEs. Market competitiveness, better efficiency, less risk, and strict laws were found to be the most important drivers; and financial constraints, lack of awareness, resistance to change, and lack of training for employees were found to be the main barriers. Competition between SMEs i.e. businesses trying to get ahead of others is found as one of the major reasons for low safety management practices in SMEs. The competition between businesses leads to taking unnecessary risks, which eventually violates the safety of individuals or the company.

5. A near miss is an unplanned event that has the potential to cause but does not actually result in a human injury or damage to the property. For example – a missing label. A missing label itself is not a near miss but can create one if an employee is nearly injured by the improperly labelled substance, the event would be considered a near miss. That particular label could be of a chemical or an important ingredient in the manufacturing process, but with the missing label, it was not where it was supposed to be, which resulted in an injury or a loss of a product or machinery of the company.

6. The aim of this article is to get SMEs’perspectives on safety and awareness and on building a sensitivity for safety issues in participants. In most of the SMEs, some simple actions that could be easily implemented without the high capital cost requirement, such as improved housekeeping, better layout, and using PPE could be put into practice. It is noted that in many cases there has been an increase in the risk due to overproduction and cramped areas as the majority of SMEs are using old technologies. Minor injuries are quite common in various units and the employees do not consider it to be a matter of serious concern. Articles such as this, undertaken only for SMEs, are extremely important to improve safety awareness and practices. The market is full of people trying to make it big in the game. And since there is a ton of competition out there you better want yourself to be ahead of others. That is why research and read as much as you can. We at insellers, have been doing a lot of research and carrying out the implementation with our clients. We tell you the not so often talked about inspiring reverie to real stories of SMEs and startups, to inspire the Entrepreneur in you. All you have to do is Log in for more.