A review of case studies evaluating economic incentives to promote occupational safety and health

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-298

  Elsler, Dietmar ^a   Treutlein, Daniela ^b   Rydlewska, Iza ^c   Frusteri, Liliana ^d   Krüger, Henning ^e   Veerman, Theo ^f   Eeckelaert, Lieven ^g   Roskams, Nele ^g   Van Den Broek, Karla ^g   Taylor, Terry N ^a  

^a EU OSHA   (Spain)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^d DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^e Fleischerei Berufsgenossenschaft   (Germany)

^f AStri Research and Consultancy Group   (Netherlands)

^g Prevent   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Economics; External economic incentive; Occupational health and safety; OSH

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; INCENTIVE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICY MAKING;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORKPLACE; ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; INSURANCE; MOTIVATION; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COOPERATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCIENTIST; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EUROPE;

ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; INSURANCE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 77954166215     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3018     Document Type: Review

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