The economics of health and safety at work: an interdiciplinary review of the theory and policy

K Pouliakas, I Theodossiou - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This paper engages in an interdisciplinary survey of the current state of knowledge related to
the theory, determinants and consequences of occupational safety and health (OSH). It first …

Factors contributing to occupational injuries among workers in the construction, manufacturing, and mining industries in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MB Debela, M Azage, AM Begosaw… - Journal of public health …, 2022 - Springer
Personal injuries, illnesses, or deaths resulting from occupational accidents pose critical
public health issues with severe social and economic implications. Studies on risk factors for …

A new multidimensional approach to measuring precarious employment

C García-Pérez, M Prieto-Alaiz, H Simon - Social Indicators Research, 2017 - Springer
This article proposes a new methodology to measure precarious employment with a
multidimensional approach. The adjusted multidimensional precariousness rate employed …

Employment quality: Are there differences by types of contract?

JM Arranz, C García-Serrano, V Hernanz - Social Indicators Research, 2018 - Springer
The aim of this article is to build and measure an employment quality index that meets four
conditions: it is simple and understandable; it enables measurement over a long time period; …

Safety at the workplace: accidents and illnesses

M Cioni, M Savioli - Work, employment and society, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The topic of work safety is a very relevant and multifaceted problem for workers, firms and
policy makers. Differing from other narrow-scope studies, this article aims to enrich the …

Accidents at work during temporary agency work in Finland–Comparisons between certain major industries and other industries

N Hintikka - Safety science, 2011 - Elsevier
Accidents at work during temporary agency work (TAW) are analysed and compared with
those occurring in other industries in Finland on the basis of national statistics databases …

Hur fungerar bemanningsbranschen?

P Andersson, E Wadensjö - 2004 - ifau.se
Bemanningsbranschen är en ny och expanderande bransch både i Sverige och i andra
länder. Verksamheten har inte störst omfattning i Sverige, vilket antyder att det kan finnas …

The impact of worker's age on the consequences of occupational accidents: empirical evidence using Spanish data

R Bande, E López-Mourelo - Journal of Labor Research, 2015 - Springer
This paper examines the impact of worker's age on the consequences of occupational
injuries. Using data from the Spanish Statistics on Accidents at Work for 2004–2010, a probit …

A multidimensional approach to precarious employment among young workers in EU-28 countries

G Orfao, A del Rey, MÁ Malo - Social Indicators Research, 2021 - Springer
This article uses a new multidimensional indicator to measure precariousness among young
workers across all EU-28 countries. This indicator measures both the incidence and intensity …

Are elderly workers more likely to die in occupational accidents? Evidence from both industry-aggregated data and administrative individual-level data in Japan

T Hasebe, T Sakai - Japan and the World Economy, 2018 - Elsevier
As a result of recent government policies, Japanese firms have a growing number of elderly
workers. However, little attention has been given to the various costs of an aging workforce …