Occupational safety and health management in the light of ESENER Cover Image

Zarządzanie bezpieczeństwem i higieną pracy w świetle ogólnoeuropejskiego badania przedsiębiorstw na temat nowych i pojawiających się zagrożeń (ESENER
Occupational safety and health management in the light of ESENER

Author(s): Barbara Chomątowska
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: occupational safety and health management; European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER)

Summary/Abstract: The current world of work as we know is changing faster than ever. Our workplaces, work practices and processes are constantly changing in character. New technologies, new materials and new forms of organization of work might reduce old risks, but they can also lead to new problems, for example psychosocial risks. Therefore, the issues of health and safety at work are becoming increasingly important. In this context EU-OSHA’s European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER) explores the views of managers and workers’ representatives on how health and safety risks are managed at their workplace, with a particular focus on psychosocial risks (phenomena such as work-related stress, violence and harassment). This paper describes a number of interesting findings revealed by the ESENER and shows the way in which health and safety are managed in practice (with a particular focus on Polish enterprises).

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 49-58
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish