A Study On Work Safety Regulation Of Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises In Wenzhou

Economic development practice of the world shows it's a common phenomenon that there are a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) regardless of the country, region and level of economic development. To solve the work safety problem is also a long process which caused by the presence of a large number of SMEs. SMEs play an important role in national economic and social development in China. It's becoming one of the focuses of government and academia on how to improve the effectiveness of work safety regulation of SMEs. Based on this, this paper attempts to discuss this issue combining with work safety regulation practices of SMEs in Wenzhou.Firstly, this paper analyzed the theory of government work safety regulation. It found that implementation of work safety regulation of SMEs by the government is actually the administrative procedure by the regulatory agency, and the regulatory system mainly consists of regulatory objectives, regulatory objects, regulatory methods, regulatory monitoring. The purpose of work safety regulation is to correct market failures, promote overall social welfare, provide public goods to the society. The government enhanced work safety regulation of SMEs is impacted by many factors such as economic factors, political factors, and social factors. One of the most important reasons for regulation is the incomplete information in labor market, but it is not the necessary and sufficient condition. The work safety regulation is effective none but income of regulation is more than cost of regulation.Secondly, the practice of work safety regulation of SMEs in Wenzhou was studied in detail in this paper. The result shows that work safety regulation system of SMEs in Wenzhou is constantly improved since the new century, and the effect of regulation is gradual appeared. However, insufficient regulation and excessive regulation of work safety of SMEs simultaneously exist in Wenzhou, and this is a manifestation of government regulation failure.Thirdly, the paper used cost-benefit analysis method to evaluate performance of work safety regulation of SMEs in Wenzhou based on assessment of life value. The main problems of work safety regulation of SMEs in Wenzhou were analyzed from regulatory body, regulatory methods, and regulatory monitoring. The research indicates that the main problem of work safety regulation of SMEs in Wenzhou is defects of regulatory body structure; limitations of regulatory content and manner; the absence of regulatory monitoring, etc.Fourthly, in order to better promote the work safety regulation of SMEs in Wenzhou, this paper analyzed practice of occupational safety and health regulation of SMEs in the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan, and summed up experience and enlightenment of occupational safety and health regulation on SMEs in the UK, USA and Japan. The research shows the occupational safety and health regulation experience of SMEs in the UK, USA and Japan include:a perfect system of laws and standards, independent professional regulatory bodies, developed social intermediary organizations, a sound performance evaluation system, and innovative regulation methods.Finally, based on the above research and actualities of Wenzhou, this paper proposed objectives of work safety regulation reform of SMEs in Wenzhou as follows:the coordinated Development of work safety and economic and social development, the role of market mechanism bringing into full play, the government regulatory responsibility system effectively established, regulatory benefits significantly increased, work safety science and technology comprehensively promoted, social supervision effectively strengthened. The countermeasures of Work Safety Regulation of SMEs in Wenzhou are: perfecting regulatory body structure, improving regulatory content and methods, standardizing regulatory monitoring.