28/10/2010
Implementation of the Directives on Health and Safety at Work as a Cost Factor. Study
IP/A/EMPL/ST/2009-10 - PE 447.51
Document s requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
The study aims at better understanding the importance of Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) as a contributing factor to the economic viability of an organisation and looks into the potential effects of the proposals currently on the table for reducing administrative burdens in the field of health and safety at work. It considers the costs and benefits of compliance with OSH obligations, new and emerging risks and the need for new prevention measures to address these.
author(s): European Parliament, DG Internal Policies, Policy Department A: Economic and Scientific Policies - J. Sylvest, K. Gros Pedersen, B. Kidmose Rytz, M. Damsbo (Rambøll Management Consulting, Denmark)
