Health at work - indicators and determinants. A revised literature and data review for Germany
Schneider, Julia ; Beblo, Miriam
Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
IAB - Nürnberg
2010
53 p.
disability benefit ; literature survey ; occupational accidents ; occupational disease ; occupational safety and health ; sick leave ; statistics ; working conditions
Discussion Paper
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Occupational safety and health
English
Bibliogr.;[Internet download]
"In this paper, the current knowledge and issues regarding the economic impact of health at work in Germany is reviewed as a part of the EU project 'An inquiry into health and safety at work: a European Union perspective' (acronym: HEALTHat-WORK). After a description of the German institutional framework for occupational safety and health (OSH), it presents indicators of health and safety at work - such as sickness absences, occupational accidents and diseases, disability rents, working conditions, and OSH policy. The paper's major contribution is a review of economic research on the determinants of OSH indicators in Germany, and a review of the data sets that have been or may be used. The aim is to identify the main issues addressed in the literature, the approaches adopted, the data analyzed, and the research gaps that still exist with respect to analyzing health at work in Germany."
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