European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

 

Priorities for occupational safety and health research in Europe: 2013-2020

 

Table of contents
Foreword
Executive summary
1 The economic, societal and policy contexts
2 The economic dimension of occupational safety and health
3 Transversal issues

3.1 Mainstreaming OSH research in other research areas
3.2 Translational research - transfer of research results to the workplace
3.3 Intervention research
3.4 OSH communication and risk communication
3.5 Prevention through design

4 Methodology
5 Overview of research priorities

5.1 The economic dimension of occupational safety and health
5.2 Demographic change — sustainable work for healthier and longer working lives
5.3 Globalisation and the changing world of work
5.4 OSH research for safe new technologies
5.5 New or increasing occupational exposure to chemical and biological agents

6 Demographic change — sustainable work for healthier and longer working lives

6.1 Older workers
6.2 Women at work and gender aspects in OSH research
6.3 Migrant workers and other vulnerable groups
6.4 Health inequalities and work
6.5 Major health problems

6.5.1 Work-related musculoskeletal disorders
6.5.2 Working with chronic diseases

6.6 Early retirement versus prolonging working life — work disability prevention and return-to-work research

7 Globalisation and the changing world of work — OSH research contribution to sustainable and inclusive growth

7.1 Health management in restructuring
7.2 Changing organisations, new employment and work patterns and psychosocial risks
7.3 Violence and harassment at work
7.4 Psychosocial risk factors, work-related stress and chronic diseases and health conditions .... 51
7.5 Well-being at work — a positive approach .
7.6 OSH in small and micro-enterprises

8 OSH research for safe, new technologies as a prerequisite for sustainable growth

8.1 Occupational hazards in green technologies

8.1.1 Occupational hazards in emerging energy technologies
8.1.2 Occupational hazards in waste management and recycling

8.2 Information and communication technology

8.2.1 Opportunities and risks of new ICTs in the world of work
8.2.2 OSH view in designing the new technology applications

8.3 Risks regarding exposure to electromagnetic fields.
8.4 Occupational hazards of biotechnology

9 Research into new or increasing occupational exposure to chemical and biological agents for the benefit of a smart and sustainable economy

9.1 Carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic (CMR) and sensitising substances

9.1.1 CMR substances
9.1.2 Sensitising substances
9.1.3 Analytical methods for extremely low detection limits

9.2 Endocrine disruptors
9.3 Nanomaterials in an innovation-driven society

9.3.1 Novel measuring methods for workplaces
9.3.2 Exposure assessment and management

9.4 Biological agents in a greener yet globalised economy

9.4.1 Detection methods for micro-organisms
9.4.2 Association between exposure to bioaerosols and diseases

9.5 Mixed exposures in complex workplace settings

10 References



 


© European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, 2013
Fonte: osha.europa.eu