Investigating the organizational culture of Greek workplace: Assessing the knowledge of OH&S conditions
George TSOBANOGLOU , Paraskevi BATRA (a) Hellenic Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (ELINYAE), Liosion 143 & Thirsiou 6, 10443 Athens and Regional Science Department, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece, (b) Hellenic Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (ELINYAE), Liosion 143 & Thirsiou 6, 10443 Athens, Greece, _____ Abstract This paper discusses the results of a pioneering study realized in 25 industries, members of the Greek Federation of Industrial Labor Unions (OVES) during 1998. The study was undertaken, under the European Union's, Directorate General V, Health Education Life Protection (HELP) Program, that is part of a wider scheme called SAFE, by the Greek Institute for Occupational Health & Safety (ELINYAE) Athens in association with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Helsinki. The main purpose of the study was to assess the level of worker's awareness of OH&S work conditions and the corresponding participation mod...