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Document ID (ISN)67246
CIS number 96-1528
Year 1995
Convention or series no. Notes scientifiques et techniques 126
Author(s) François M., Lievin D.
Service Ergonomie et Psychologie Industrielle, Section Ergonomie des Postes de Travail
Title Precarious employment and susceptibility to accidents - A statistical survey in 85 enterprises
Original title Emplois précaires et accidentabilité - Enquête statistique dans 85 entreprises [in French]
Bibliographic information Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, Jan. 1995. ii, 20p. Illus. 17 ref.
Abstract A survey of 85 French firms with mixtures of temporary workers and staff on longer contracts showed that the latter have accidents just as often and just as seriously as temporary employees do. Some risk factors seem to be common to the two types of employment, while some are specific to one or the other. Some firms have effective safety policies for precarious work; others do not. The factors that distinguish effective policies from ineffective ones remain to be determined.
Descriptors (primary) France; temporary employment; accident proneness; severity rates; temporary workers; causes of accidents; frequency rates; safety programmes
Descriptors (secondary) analysis of accident causes
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Psychology and sociology
Broad subject area(s) Stress, psychosocial factors
Browse category(ies) Precarious employment
Safety programmes
Psychological factors