The Meaning of Occupational Risk in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Poland

Issues related to the occupational risks management, since a few years, have been the subject of companies attention, which, in their daily activities, are in contact with its elements or factors. Professional risk management and aspects related to it, are the subject of research and the looking for new solutions, aimed at minimizing or complete elimination of hazardous risks or factors, associated work. At the same time, contemporary company is still faced with new challenges for the Professional Risk Management area, which result from the activity of the modern enterprise. In this paper, after presenting the essence of occupational risks, the results of research, carried out among SMEs sector, relating to occupational risk perception, were presented.