Costs of work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths in the European Union

Reasons for the study

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) is working to improve the information available on the costs and benefits of occupational health and safety (OHS). Its aim is to help European and country-specific OHS policy-makers set prevention priorities and strategies, allocate resources efficiently, and raise awareness of the costs of work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths among policy-makers outside the field of OHS. This study, funded by EU-OSHA, will help provide this information by estimating the costs of work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths in at least five EU countries.

Objectives of the study

Target audience

This study's findings will be of particular interest to government policy-makers, employers and labour groups in European Union member states. The findings and methods will also be of interest to a broader, international audience because similar work has only been undertaken in a handful of countries (e.g. United States, Australia and Singapore). The study's methods will be of interest to occupational health and safety researchers and economists specializing in economic burden measurement.