Economic burden of work injuries and diseases: a framework and application in five European Union countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Estimates of the economic burden of work injuries and diseases can help policymakers prioritize occupational health and safety policies and interventions in order to best allocate scarce resources. Several attempts have been made to estimate these economic burdens at the national level, but most have not included a comprehensive list of cost components, and none have attempted to implement a standard approach across several countries. The aim of our study is to develop a framework for estimating the economic burden of work injuries and diseases and implement it for selected European Union countries.

Methods

We develop an incidence cost framework using a bottom-up approach to estimate the societal burden of work injuries and diseases and implement it for five Europ

SUBMITTER: Tompa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789331 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature