Although data on work-related accidents and ill health are available through workers’ surveys and reporting systems, little is known about the way in which health and safety risks are managed in practice. By reporting on employers’ needs for support and expertise, and identifying what can encourage or hinder risk prevention, EU-OSHA’s Europe-wide survey of enterprises ESENER helps fill that gap in knowledge. The first edition of the survey was carried out in 2009.
The second edition collected responses from almost 50,000 enterprises on occupational safety and health (OSH) management and workplace risks, with a particular focus on worker participation and psychosocial risks. The survey data is available through an online dashboard.
The fieldwork for the new edition took place in 2014, covering both public and private sector enterprises in the EU-28 plus Albania, Iceland, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, Norway and Switzerland. For the first time, agriculture and fishery and micro enterprises of 5–10 employees were included. Questions were addressed to those that best knew about OSH management in the organisation. Respondents answered questions on the major risk factors in their enterprises and reported on how and why they manage them, as well as identifying barriers to prevention.
A full overview of the report will be available in English in the fourth quarter of 2015. Towards the end of 2015 and in 2016, EU-OSHA, with the help of its focal point network, will organise seminars at country level to present the findings of ESENER-2 by Member State, alongside other national statistics