Occupational safety and health in Europe - state and trends 2023

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work – EU-OSHA 9 Occupational safety and health in Europe - state and trends 2023 1 Executive summary How can the ‘state of OSH’ in the EU be assessed? This report describes the state of OSH in the EU, and accordingly the trends and the developments, that is, the changes in state over time. [...] The latest EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2021-2027 puts the focus on changes; it is titled ‘Occupational safety and health in a changing world of work’ and focuses on three key objectives for the coming years: (1) anticipating and managing change in the new world of work brought about by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work – EU-OSHA 16 Occupational safety and he. [...] European Agency for Safety and Health at Work – EU-OSHA 19 Occupational safety and health in Europe - state and trends 2023 2 Setting the scene The ethical and economic importance of safe and healthy working conditions was the root cause for the development of a strong legal framework and comprehensive policy actions targeting EU workplaces. [...] Permanent and seemingly accelerating changes in economic and social policies, technologies and forms of work, the demographic European Agency for Safety and Health at Work – EU-OSHA 20 © Panumas/Adobe Stock Occupational safety and health in Europe - state and trends 2023 composition of the workforce and the climate influence on working conditions challenge all stakeholders in the field of OSH to k. [...] In addition, the EU and consequently also OSH in the EU is increasingly and significantly influenced by the globalisation of product and service chains and the internationalisation of its workforce.