This report provides the final analysis from SESAME, a three-year (2014-2017), theoretically informed, policy-orientated and EU-comparative empirical research project on occupational safety and health (OSH) in micro and small enterprises (MSEs). A team of experienced researchers examined arrange...
Freight containers are widely used all over the world to transport goods. These freight containers are frequently fumigated with pesticides before shipping. Pest control is implemented to protect the cargo from being damaged by pests during the long transport time, and thereby to prevent the spr...
In order to better protect the more than 217 million workers in the European Union (EU) from work-related accidents and diseases, in 2014 the European Commission adopted the Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020, which identifies key challenges and strategic objectives for h...
Continuous changes in work and working conditions result in the rise of new occupational health (OH) risks and possibly new work-related diseases (WRDs). Monitoring these new health risks and WRDs is essential in order to better understand their work-relatedness and to ensure timely intervention...
The main objective of this report is to explore and gain an overview of current and emerging OSH risks and issues in the healthcare sector, including home and community care, in the EU. The report focuses on the question: What are the current and emerging OSH risks and issues for healthcare prof...
The costs of work-related injuries and illness can be substantial. In the EU-27 in 2007, 5,580 accidents at the workplace resulted in death and 2.9 % of the workforce had an accident at work that resulted in more than three days of absence. Additionally, approximately 23 million people had a hea...
The need to improve working life in the European Union (EU) is still urgent today. In 2016, approximately 2.4 million non-fatal accidents requiring at least 4 days of absence from work and 3,182 fatal accidents were reported in EU Member States. In addition to these accident rates, figures from ...
The present publication aims to provide the European Risk Observatory target audience – researchers and policy-makers – with a comprehensive picture of our knowledge concerning the hazards of the combined workplace exposure to noise and chemical substances that may affect workers’ hearing. This ...
The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) in partnership with Kooperationsstelle Hamburg has been commissioned by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) to conduct a qualitative post-test of the European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER). The aim of t...
The following research questions are addressed in this study: 1. Is the level of psychosocial risk management related to drivers and barriers at the organisational level? 2. What is the link between national culture and psychosocial risk management? 3. Is cultural context related to drivers of a...