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IntroductionEconomic incentives in occupational safety and health (OSH) describe processes that reward organisations for safe and healthy workplaces. From a European perspective, incentives are seen as an effective tool complementary to OSH regulation…
IntroductionBased on different starting points the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), have made estimates of occupational injuries and illnesses or burden of disease. ILO has made global estimates from the…
IntroductionOccupational safety and health management is basically concerned with the principles of how to organise this activity in companies and other organisations. The economic dimension adds an optimization approach to the organisational and…
Introduction“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" (American proverb) In occupational safety and health, prevention – the practice of stopping an unwanted event from happening – usually refers to measures taken in the work place to keep…