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Most European countries can benefit from economic incentives in OSH

This Guide on Economic Incentives Schemes is intended to serve as a practical and user-friendly guide to help incentive providers to create or optimise their own economic incentive schemes. Incentives schemes should not only reward past results of good OSH management (such as low accident numbers), but should also reward specific prevention efforts that aim to reduce future accidents and ill-health. Therefore the EU-OSHA expert group on economic incentives suggested the development of compilations of innovative and evidence-based preventive solutions, starting with three sectors: construction, health care and HORECA.

Read the Guide on Economic Incentives Schemes
Read the sectoral compilations of Innovative solutions to safety and health risks in the construction, healthcare and HORECA 

How to create economic incentives in occupational safety and health: A practical guide

This Guide on Economic Incentives Schemes is intended to serve as a practical and user-friendly guide to help incentive providers to create or optimise their own economic incentive schemes. Incentives schemes should not only reward past results of good OSH management (such as low accident numbers), but should also reward specific prevention efforts that aim to reduce future accidents and ill-health. Therefore the expert group suggested the development of compilations of innovative and evidence-based preventive solutions, starting with the three sectors construction, health care and HORECA.

Innovative solutions to safety and health risks in the construction, healthcare and HORECA sectors

One conclusion from the EU-OSHA economic incentives project is that incentives schemes should not only reward past results of good OSH management (such as accident numbers in experience rating), but should also reward specific prevention efforts that aim to reduce future accidents and ill-health. Experts from the economic incentives project therefore suggested the development of compilations of innovative and evidence-based preventive solutions, starting with the three sectors construction, health care and HORECA (hotels, restaurants, catering). The preventive measures from these compilations are worth promoting in their own right, as well as being applied in economic incentives schemes. These preventive solutions can be used as a basis for incentive-providing organisations to develop their own incentive scheme, adapted to the specific situation in their sector and country.

The increasing use of portable computing and communication devices and its impact on the health of EU workers

Portable computing and communication devices (portable IT) such as portable digital assistants PDAs, laptop computers, smart phones, tablet personal computers are widely used by workers in different occupations and their use is increasing.

This report highlights possible effects of frequent use of portable computing and communication devices on health and safety of workers: both physical and psychological health effects due to portable IT use are covered. Furthermore, the report tries to characterise current and future patterns of portable IT use (types of work, working patterns, working environments, categories of workers, disruption to personal life).

The report also includes options for management and legislation to try and compensate for the possible negative health effects of the use of portable computing and communication devices.

Partnership to develop a business course

To make the business case for occupational and environmental safety and health through a course for MBA students entitled ‘Business Value of Safety and Health’. To teach the next generation of executives that workers are a critical asset for a company in market place and, therefore, ...

Economic incentives to improve occupational safety and health: a review from the European perspective

The European Union strategy 2007-12 on occupational safety and health (OSH) recognises that there is a need to use economic incentives to motivate enterprises to apply good practice in their prevention work. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) contributes to meeting this need by providing information on the types of economic incentives that are most likely to succeed. Research has shown that external economic incentives can motivate further investments in prevention in all organisations and thus lead to lower accident rates. The primary target audience are organisations that can provide economic incentives to improve OSH, such as insurance companies, social partners or governmental institutions. These organisations are regarded as important intermediaries to stimulate further efforts in OSH in their cooperating enterprises, e.g. as clients of insurances. Therefore a network of such organisations has been established in form of an expert group, which supports the project with advice and helps to promote the results.

E-fact 50 - Cost-benefit-analysis of economic incentives at national level

Two examples that investigate the costs and benefits of incentive schemes are presented. The first example is the financial incentive system of the Fleischerei -Berufsgenossenschaft (institution for statutory accident insurance and prevention in the meat-processing industry) in Germany (Krüger H., 2008). The second example looks into an incentivising scheme for return to work initiatives in the UK (Nera, 2006).

Factsheet 95 - Summary of the report on Economic incentives to improve occupational safety and health: a review from the European perspective

Economic incentives in occupational safety and health (OSH) refer to processes that reward organisations which develop and maintain safe and healthy working environments. These processes may include, for example, linking the OSH performance of an organisation to fiscal incentives such as lower insurance premiums or tax rates.

EU to promote SME exports

A new EU study reveals that small firms which trade internationally create more jobs and are more innovative

SME Week - Jump

European SME Week 2010

General Information

FAQs of General Interest

EU to provide 45,000 micro-loans to unemployed and small entrepreneurs

A new facility to provide loans to people who have lost their jobs and want to start or further develop their own small business

Int-News of Campbell award for business excellence in OSH

National Safety Council Names 2009 Robert W. Campbell Award Winner

European Small Business Portal

Want to find out what the EU does to boost small businesses in Europe and on the global market, and what it can do for your business? This portal gathers together all the information provided by the EU on and for SMEs, ranging from practical advice to policy issues, from local contact points to networking links.

Go to the SMEs Portal

What is European SME Week?

European SME Week 2010 -  from 25 May to 1 June

Factsheet 92 - Mainstreaming OSH into business management. Summary of an Agency report

Organisations deal with occupational safety and health (OSH) in different ways. Some have little expertise in OSH and simply react to occupational accidents, work-related diseases and absenteeism as they arise. Others strive to manage OSH more systematically and proactively by mainstreaming OSH into the organisation’s overall management. A report aimed at providing information on how OSH can be incorporated into general business management is summarized in Factsheet 92. The report comprises a literature review, an overview of related policies and examples of good practice.

New markets for SMEs with easy access to information on standards in China

New markets for SMEs

 

Will information on Member States' pages be available in different languages?

Can I get national health and safety legislation from other Member States in my own language?

How do I obtain copies of reports produced by the Agency?

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Most European countries can benefit from economic incentives in OSH

This Guide on Economic Incentives Schemes is intended to serve as a practical and user-friendly guide to help incentive providers to create or optimise their own economic incentive schemes. Incentives schemes should not only reward past results of good OSH management (such as low accident numbers), but should also reward specific prevention efforts that aim to reduce future accidents and ill-health. Therefore the EU-OSHA expert group on economic incentives suggested the development of compilations of innovative and evidence-based preventive solutions, starting with three sectors: construction, health care and HORECA.

Read the Guide on Economic Incentives Schemes
Read the sectoral compilations of Innovative solutions to safety and health risks in the construction, healthcare and HORECA 

How to create economic incentives in occupational safety and health: A practical guide

This Guide on Economic Incentives Schemes is intended to serve as a practical and user-friendly guide to help incentive providers to create or optimise their own economic incentive schemes. Incentives schemes should not only reward past results of good OSH management (such as low accident numbers), but should also reward specific prevention efforts that aim to reduce future accidents and ill-health. Therefore the expert group suggested the development of compilations of innovative and evidence-based preventive solutions, starting with the three sectors construction, health care and HORECA.

Innovative solutions to safety and health risks in the construction, healthcare and HORECA sectors

One conclusion from the EU-OSHA economic incentives project is that incentives schemes should not only reward past results of good OSH management (such as accident numbers in experience rating), but should also reward specific prevention efforts that aim to reduce future accidents and ill-health. Experts from the economic incentives project therefore suggested the development of compilations of innovative and evidence-based preventive solutions, starting with the three sectors construction, health care and HORECA (hotels, restaurants, catering). The preventive measures from these compilations are worth promoting in their own right, as well as being applied in economic incentives schemes. These preventive solutions can be used as a basis for incentive-providing organisations to develop their own incentive scheme, adapted to the specific situation in their sector and country.

The increasing use of portable computing and communication devices and its impact on the health of EU workers

Portable computing and communication devices (portable IT) such as portable digital assistants PDAs, laptop computers, smart phones, tablet personal computers are widely used by workers in different occupations and their use is increasing.

This report highlights possible effects of frequent use of portable computing and communication devices on health and safety of workers: both physical and psychological health effects due to portable IT use are covered. Furthermore, the report tries to characterise current and future patterns of portable IT use (types of work, working patterns, working environments, categories of workers, disruption to personal life).

The report also includes options for management and legislation to try and compensate for the possible negative health effects of the use of portable computing and communication devices.

Partnership to develop a business course

To make the business case for occupational and environmental safety and health through a course for MBA students entitled ‘Business Value of Safety and Health’. To teach the next generation of executives that workers are a critical asset for a company in market place and, therefore, ...

Economic incentives to improve occupational safety and health: a review from the European perspective

The European Union strategy 2007-12 on occupational safety and health (OSH) recognises that there is a need to use economic incentives to motivate enterprises to apply good practice in their prevention work. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) contributes to meeting this need by providing information on the types of economic incentives that are most likely to succeed. Research has shown that external economic incentives can motivate further investments in prevention in all organisations and thus lead to lower accident rates. The primary target audience are organisations that can provide economic incentives to improve OSH, such as insurance companies, social partners or governmental institutions. These organisations are regarded as important intermediaries to stimulate further efforts in OSH in their cooperating enterprises, e.g. as clients of insurances. Therefore a network of such organisations has been established in form of an expert group, which supports the project with advice and helps to promote the results.

E-fact 50 - Cost-benefit-analysis of economic incentives at national level

Two examples that investigate the costs and benefits of incentive schemes are presented. The first example is the financial incentive system of the Fleischerei -Berufsgenossenschaft (institution for statutory accident insurance and prevention in the meat-processing industry) in Germany (Krüger H., 2008). The second example looks into an incentivising scheme for return to work initiatives in the UK (Nera, 2006).

Factsheet 95 - Summary of the report on Economic incentives to improve occupational safety and health: a review from the European perspective

Economic incentives in occupational safety and health (OSH) refer to processes that reward organisations which develop and maintain safe and healthy working environments. These processes may include, for example, linking the OSH performance of an organisation to fiscal incentives such as lower insurance premiums or tax rates.

EU to promote SME exports

A new EU study reveals that small firms which trade internationally create more jobs and are more innovative

SME Week - Jump

European SME Week 2010

General Information

FAQs of General Interest

EU to provide 45,000 micro-loans to unemployed and small entrepreneurs

A new facility to provide loans to people who have lost their jobs and want to start or further develop their own small business

Int-News of Campbell award for business excellence in OSH

National Safety Council Names 2009 Robert W. Campbell Award Winner

European Small Business Portal

Want to find out what the EU does to boost small businesses in Europe and on the global market, and what it can do for your business? This portal gathers together all the information provided by the EU on and for SMEs, ranging from practical advice to policy issues, from local contact points to networking links.

Go to the SMEs Portal

What is European SME Week?

European SME Week 2010 -  from 25 May to 1 June

Factsheet 92 - Mainstreaming OSH into business management. Summary of an Agency report

Organisations deal with occupational safety and health (OSH) in different ways. Some have little expertise in OSH and simply react to occupational accidents, work-related diseases and absenteeism as they arise. Others strive to manage OSH more systematically and proactively by mainstreaming OSH into the organisation’s overall management. A report aimed at providing information on how OSH can be incorporated into general business management is summarized in Factsheet 92. The report comprises a literature review, an overview of related policies and examples of good practice.

New markets for SMEs with easy access to information on standards in China

New markets for SMEs

 

Will information on Member States' pages be available in different languages?

Can I get national health and safety legislation from other Member States in my own language?

How do I obtain copies of reports produced by the Agency?