European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Jacqueline Snijders, Martin Clarke, Jan de Kok, Paul Vroonhof, Iñigo Isusi, Jessica Durán, Kudász Ferenc
Transportation and storage activities – Evidence from the European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER)
Report
Table of contents
Executive summary
1. General introduction to the report
1.1 Objectives and goals of this report
1.2 Key research questions
1.3 Conceptual framework used in the context of this research
1.4 Methodology used
2. Characterisation of the Transportation and storage sector
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Enterprises and employment
2.3 The main OSH risk factors in the Transportation and storage sector
2.3.1 General OSH risks and hazards
2.3.2 Psychosocial and organisational risks
2.4 Health outcomes within the transportation and storage sector
3. OSH Management in the Transportation and storage sector
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Presence and characterisation of risk assessment practices
3.2.1 Presence of risk assessment practices
3.2.2 Characterisation of risk assessment practices
3.2.3 Reasons for not carrying out risk assessment practices regularly
3.2.4 Evolution in time of the reporting and characteristics of workplace risk assessments
3.3 Presence of measures to prevent OSH risks, including OSH training activities
3.3.1 General health promotion measures
3.3.2 Measures for preventing MSDs
3.3.3 Measures for reducing/coping with psychosocial risks
3.3.4 Evolution in time of the presence of preventive measures to cope with OSH risks
3.4 Use of health and safety services and access to external sources of OSH information
3.4.1 Arrangement of regular medical examinations to monitor the health of employees
3.4.2 Use of health and safety services
3.4.3 Use of OSH information from other organisations
3.4.4 Evolution in time of the use of health and safety services and external providers, access to external sources of OSH information
3.5 Discussion on OSH issues at different levels
3.5.1 Management commitment: Discussion on OSH issues by top management
3.5.2 Discussion of OSH in staff or team meetings
3.5.3 Evolution in time on the discussion on OSH issues at different levels
3.6 Training on health and safety issues
3.6.1 Management training
3.6.2 Employees training on OSH issues
3.6.3 Evolution in time on training on health and safety issues
4. Main drivers and barriers for OSH management
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Drivers for OSH management
4.2.1 Reasons that motivate enterprises to address OSH issues
4.2.2 Visits of labour inspectorates
4.3 Barriers for OSH management
4.3.1 Difficulties for engaging in OSH management practices
4.3.2 Main obstacles to dealing with psychosocial risks
4.4 Additional elements influencing OSH management practices
4.4.1 The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on OSH management practices
4.4.2 Digitalisation and OSH management practices
4.4.3 Other emerging factors influencing OSH management practices
5. Worker participation in OSH management practices
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Extent and forms of employee participation in OSH management practices
5.3 Discussion of OSH between employee representatives and the management
5.3.1 Discussion between employee representatives and management
5.3.2 Employee involvement in the design and implementation of OSH measures
6. Conclusions and policy pointers
6.1 Main conclusions from the research
6.2 Policy pointers
7. Bibliography
Annex 1: Regression analysis on commitment to OSH management as determinant of the management of psychosocial risks
Annex 2: Regression analysis on drivers and barriers of OSH management practices
Annex 3: Identifying a typology: cluster analysis on attention for OSH management practices
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