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The WISE (Work Improvement
in Small Enterprises) program is an innovative, low-cost,
and participatory training approach for entrepreneurs and
managers of small enterprises.
It aims to increase productivity through the
improvement of working conditions.
The introduction of innovations in working
conditions advances the cause of both employers and
employees. For
employers, productivity and profits are essential factors.
For employees, on the other hand, it is the
promotion of their health and safety as well as economic
security.
The WISE program introduces low-cost physical improvement
under eight technical areas:
materials storage and handling, workstation design,
lighting, productive machine safety, control of hazardous
substances, work premises, welfare facilities, and work
organization.
While
the paper discusses these areas in length, it also raises
some problems met by the owners and/ or managers of small
and medium enterprises.
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