Title
The effect of a policy measure on work-related health risks – combine the quantitative and the qualitative
Author
van den Heuvel, S.G.
Vergeer, R.
de Weerd, M.
Publication year
2018
Abstract
Policy-makers have an urgent need for quantitative data to support their decision-making process. Since quantitative data are rarely available, the combination of quantitative and qualitative methods is needed to estimate the consequences of a policy measure. In this study, we will estimate the effects of the abolishment of the risk assessment obligation on work-related health risks at small companies in low risk sectors (SCLR) in the Netherlands, using a mixed methods approach. Data were derived from surveys, literature and expert elicitation. A reduction of 26% in the number of preventive measures was predicted. However, compliance with the policy measure in SCLR was very low (27%). In all scenarios, we found statistically significant but small unfavourable effects on the exposure to work-related health risks. We concluded that the abolishment of the risk assessment obligation in SCLR will have no large effects on health and health costs.
Subject
Life
WHC - Work, Health and Care
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Work and Employment
Workplace
Healthy Living
Risk assessment
Occupational health
Mixed methods
Impact assessment
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14773996.2017.1415421
TNO identifier
782805
Source
Policy and Practice in Health and Safety, 16 (1), 43-56
Document type
article