How to reduce workplace accidents
"Every year, about 5 500 people are killed in workplace accidents across the European Union. There are over 4.5 million accidents that result in more than three days’ absence from work, amounting to a loss of around 146 million working days. The problem is particularly acute in small and medium...
| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Luxembourg
2001
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19201162124910293449-How-to-reduce-workplace-accide.htm |
| Summary: | "Every year, about 5 500 people are killed in workplace accidents across the European Union. There are over 4.5 million accidents that result in more than three days’ absence from work, amounting to a loss of around 146 million working days. The problem is particularly acute in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The 22 cases of accident-prevention approaches from the 15 Member States presented here provide detailed information about the way these approaches were implemented and the experiences in doing so. The report also includes opinions of key stakeholders such as company management, safety and health managers, safety and health authorities, worker representatives, and representatives of the developers of the schemes. It does not seek to promote any of the particular schemes presented. Its aim is to stimulate accident prevention at the workplace by providing examples of successful prevention programmes." |
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| Physical Description: | 189 p. Paper |