| Document ID (ISN) | 78487 |
| CIS number |
02-634 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-95007-43-3 (es); 92-95007-45-X (En); 92-95007-46-8 (fr) |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Accidents at work and employability: Factors influencing successful reintegration of injured workers |
| Original title |
Accidents du travail et employabilité: facteurs clés pour une bonne réintégration des travailleurs victimes d'un accident de travail [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Gran Vía 33, 48009 Bilbao, Spain, 2002. 4p. 4 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://agency.osha.eu.int/publications/forum/4/en/FORUMN4-EN.pdf [in English]
http://agency.osha.eu.int/publications/forum/4/fr/FORUMN4-FR.pdf [in French]
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| Abstract |
In 1998 in the European Union there were 4.7 million occupational accidents that resulted in more than three days of absence from work. Approximately six percent of these accidents resulted in three months or more of incapacity. Contents of this information sheet on factors influencing the reintegration of occupationally injured workers: persons at risk (by sector, sex, age, company size and employment status); employers' attitudes towards reintegration; key factors in the return to work. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; accident absenteeism; rehabilitation; European Communities |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; small enterprises; role of management; sex-linked differences; frequency rates; age-linked differences |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Generalities
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| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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| Browse category(ies) |
Economic aspects
Rehabilitiation
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