OSH in figures: stress at work — facts and figures
Stress at work is common throughout Europe. In surveys carried out every five years by
the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,
respondents name it as the second most common threat posed by the working
environment. Only musculoskeletal problems are seen as more likely to damage
workers’ health. According to the fourth European Survey of Working Conditions,
carried out in 2005 in all Member States, stress was experienced by an average 22% of
working Europeans. In 2002, the annual economic cost of work-related stress in the
EU15 was estimated at EUR 20,000 million.
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European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
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01.09.2009
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Stress at work is common throughout Europe. In surveys carried out every five years by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, respondents name it as the second most common threat posed by the working environment. Only musculoskeletal problems are seen as more likely to damage workers’ health. According to the fourth European Survey of Working Conditions, carried out in 2005 in all Member States, stress was experienced by an average 22% of working Europeans. In 2002, the annual economic cost of work-related stress in the EU15 was estimated at EUR 20,000 million. Read more...1. Introduction
2. Prevalence of stress at work
3. Stress by age
4. Stress by gender
5. Stress by sector and occupation
6. Stress by employment status
7. Emerging psychosocial risks — Experts' surveys
8. Costs of stress-related health problems
9. Legislation
10. Conclusions
11. More information
12. Data collection methodology
References
Annex 1 – Stress in figures – National Links
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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.
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