Abstract
The OHS services of SMEs are still in their start-up stage in China. As such, there is an absence of mature market norms, which in turn makes it difficult to guarantee the quality of OHS services. The government, as the “night watchman” of the market, is supposed to not only involve itself in the regulation of OHS service quality, but also introduce and implement proper regulatory strategies. This paper employs a computational experiment approach to construct an experimental platform based on multiagent interactions. By simulating the OHS service transaction activities of SMEs, this paper takes the perspective of dynamic evolution. From this perspective, we probe into the optimal regulatory strategy covering the positive influence of government punishment, policy supports, and service quality ratings of the OHS services of SMEs. These strategies should be built on the foundation of proper punishment standard and intensity, proper support standard and intensity, and quality rating information disclosure.
Highlights
More and more Chinese companies actively adopt OHSAS18001 system in order to adjust to the international competition order
These agencies can help facilitate small- and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs)’ construction, operation, and improvement of their OHSAS18001 occupational health & safety (OHS) management systems. These third-party agencies can help SMEs provide a professional supply of OHS services. It is in this context that OHS services develop rapidly in China which has become an important means of improving SMEs’ OHSAS18001 management systems
When it is found that the quality of OHS services provided by some Agency agents is lower than the standard Sp, the low-service quality Agency agents are punished
Summary
More and more Chinese companies actively adopt OHSAS18001 system in order to adjust to the international competition order. To help SMEs strengthen their international competitiveness, and to turn around their historically poor safety records, the Chinese government encourages SMEs to seek professional OHS services from third-party service agencies. These agencies can help facilitate SMEs’ construction, operation, and improvement of their OHSAS18001 OHS management systems. In other words, these third-party agencies can help SMEs provide a professional supply of OHS services. It is in this context that OHS services develop rapidly in China which has become an important means of improving SMEs’ OHSAS18001 management systems
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