Enterprise survey (ESENER)
EU-OSHA's European survey of enterprises on new and emerging risks (ESENER) explores the views of managers and workers' representatives on how health and safety risks are managed at their workplace.
From the range of workplace risks, the survey places particular focus on the growing – and relatively new – area of psychosocial risks. These risks, which are linked to the way work is designed, organised and managed, as well as to the economic and social context of work, result in an increased level of stress and can lead to serious deterioration of mental and physical health.
The survey asks respondents about the measures taken at the workplace, the main drivers for taking action and the most significant obstacles. Questions cover management of health and safety in general, management of psychosocial risks and also the participation of workers.
With separate interviews directed at managers and at health and safety representatives, ESENER involves close on 36,000 telephone interviews, covering private and public sector establishments with ten or more employees in the 27 EU Member States, as well as Croatia, Turkey, Norway and Switzerland.
About the survey
Learn about the project's principal characteristics and its objectives; how it will support policy makers, researchers, workplaces and EU-OSHA's other activities.
Methodology
Read about the design of the survey and how it has been put into practice. Find information on the universe and unit of analysis; respondents; sampling strategy; questionnaire development; fieldwork; translation; analysis and reporting.
Documents
Download reports, questionnaires, etc.
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What can ESENER tell us about management leadership and worker participation? (download ppt)
Further information
- Information for researchers
The full ESENER dataset is accessible via the UK Data Archive (UKDA) of the University of Essex at http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=6446&key=esener. To access data files, users are first required to register with UKDA. Information on the registration procedure is available at http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/aandp/access/login.asp. For any query about registration or data access, please contact help_[at]_esds.ac.uk.
The archive also provides access to survey documentation and guidance for data users. Users are recommended to read supplementary supporting documentation on the methodology provided on this web site before working with the data. Terms and conditions for the use of data are available at http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/orderingdata/termsandConditions.asp.
Please note that all works which use or refer to ESENER should acknowledge its source by means of bibliographic citation in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. Similarly, any publication, whether printed, electronic, or broadcast, based wholly or partly on ESENER should acknowledge the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the UK Data Archive. It should also carry a statement that EU-OSHA and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation.
- Information for media
- General information
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A summary of four secondary analysis reports: Understanding workplace management of safety and health, psychosocial risks and worker participation through ESENER
