Inventory of socioeconomic costs of work accidents
Original title
Oversigt over socioøkonomiske omkostninger ved arbejdsulykker[in Danish] Bestandsaufnahme zu sozioökonomischen Kosten von Arbeitsunfällen[in German] Katagrafḗ tou koinōnikooikonomikoú kóstous tōn epaggelmatikṓn atuhēmátōn[in Greek] Inventario de los costes socioeconómicos de los accidentes de trabajo[in Spanish] Inventering av arbetsolyckornas samhällsekonomiska kostnader[in Swedish] Inventaire des coûts socio-économiques des accidents du travail[in French] Inventario dei costi socioeconomici degli infortuni sul lavoro[in Italian] Sociaal-economische kosten van arbeidsongevallen[in Dutch] Przegląd społeczno-ekonomicznych kosztów wypadków przy pracy[in Polish] Custos socioeconómicos resultantes de acidentes de trabalho[in Portuguese] Työtapaturmien sosioekonomisten kustannusten arvioiminen[in Finnish]
Bibliographic information
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, http://osha.eu.int, 2002. 2p. Illus. 6 ref.
Occupational accidents are a burden for many parties. Companies often do not bear the full costs of occupational diseases, occupational injuries or work-related illnesses. Accidents also lead to costs for other companies, individual workers and for society at large. This fact sheet presents an inventory of socioeconomic costs of occupational accidents. Topics covered: who supports the costs; benefits of accident prevention; cost factors of injuries and diseases at individual level and for society at large.
Descriptors (primary)
cost of safety; cost of diseases; cost of accidents; European Union
Descriptors (secondary)
economic aspects; data sheet; cost-benefit analysis; role of insurance institutions
Document type
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
