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Publication tagged with "ESENER"
Given the importance of the human health and social work sectors and the specific occupational safety and health (OSH) risks their workers face, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) carried out a follow-up sectoral study of the European...
Digitalisation has been clearly identified an emerging occupational safety and health (OSH) issue by the 2019 European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER). But despite the increasing use of robots, laptops, smartphones or wearable devices, less than one in four workplaces (24 %) are having discussions about the potential impact of such technologies on the...
Human health and social work activities are key for ensuring the health and wellbeing of citizens in Europe. However, workers in this sector are exposed to varied occupational safety and health (OSH) risks, of which COVID-19 and ergonomic, psychosocial factors and digitalisation rank high. On 4th May, OSH experts from EU-OSHA, European Commission representatives and EU social...
High workload, time pressure and demanding clients are the most common psychosocial risks for small companies. COVID-19 has also had a negative impact on workers’ lives and enterprises. Complementing the ESENER 2019 survey results, this report examines how micro and small enterprises manage new and emerging psychosocial risks. Detailed country reports analyse the findings from...
Health workers are exposed to an increasing number of occupational hazards, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic.The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) published a new guide on developing and implementing stronger...
Workers in Europe’s human health and social work activities sector are exposed to varied occupational safety and health (OSH) risks. This report provides an overview of such risks and their management, of which COVID-19 and ergonomic and psychosocial factors rank high. It also covers an overview of trends over time and drivers and barriers to OSH management, as well as worker...
A new report explores the connections between psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace using data from the latest European Working Conditions Survey and European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks. It finds that some psychosocial factors — such as working time, job security and support from management — have more of an impact on...