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Resilience through consilience. Towards a culture change in patient safety

TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Gallis, R. (author)

Symposium gehouden op 18 sept 2008 gekoppeld aan de oratie van JM Schraagen

public lecture 2009

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Aangetoonde effecten van het kantoorinterieur

TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Vink, P. (author)

public lecture 2009

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Stappenplan meten arbeidsproductiviteit

TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Bockstael, W. (author), Oeij, P. (author), Vaas, F. (author)

public lecture 2009

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The occupational promotion of migrant workers: contribution from the Netherlands

Gouw, P. (author)

Based on two consecutive studies (the Netherlands Working Condition Survey (NEA), TNO), a review (Discrimination Monitor, SCP) and literature it is concluded that non-western migrants experience more labour market problems than western migrants. In general non-western migrants experience more discrimination in the workplace, recruitment and...

report 2009

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Positive outcomes of flexibility and security act

Klein Hesselink, J. (author)

The second evaluation of the Dutch Flexibility and Security Act indicates that in 2006 employers were more inclined to offer employees a new temporary contract after the first one ended, as compared to 2001 when they were unsure about the consequences of the new law and were more likely to offer the workers a permanent contract. The act has also...

report 2009

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The Netherlands: self-employed

Houtman, I.L.D. (author)

This is the national contribution to the CAR on self-employed workers in the Netherlands. In this national contribution information is provided on self-employed workers in relation to (1) legal provisions and social security, (2) recent trends in self-employment with no employees, (3) collective representation and collective bargaining and (4)...

report 2009

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Impact of high-risk jobs on long-term work absence

Hooftman, W. (author)

Long-term work absence is an issue of concern among employers and employees in the Netherlands. Disparities between occupations in terms of sick leave cannot be explained by differences in the characteristics of the workers, the job, the company or the working conditions. After adjusting for these factors, occupation remains an independent...

report 2009

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Employment contracts: Cross-sectional and longitudinal relations with quality of working life, health and well-being

TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Kompier, M. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), Janssen, J. (author), Taris, T. (author)

Objectives: The aim of this study was to enhance (i) insight in the relationship between different types of employment contract and the quality of working life, health and well-being, and (ii) our causal understanding of these relationships by comparing employees whose contract type changes across time. Methods: Analyses were based on a two-year...

article 2009

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Working time in the European Union: the Netherlands

Klein Hesselink, J. (author)

The aim is to obtain a fuller insight into differences in working time across the European Union and into developments in average hours worked both in total and by specific sections of the work force in the Netherlands over the preceding years. The general concern is to investigate the factors underlying the changes that are observed in the...

report 2009

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The design of Artisans' hand tools: Users' perceived comfort and discomfort

Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Is artisans' comfort in using hand tools a necessity or a luxury? Ergonomically well-designed hand tools, which provide comfort to the user, decrease the risk of occupational health problems and increase the job performance. Therefore, it is not a luxury, but rather a necessity that hand tools be designed with a focus on comfort, and that...

bookPart 2009

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NEA-LIS vergelijking met betrekking tot arbeidsongevallen met SEH-behandeling

TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Bakhuys Roozeboom, M.M.C. (author), Venema, A. (author)

report 2009

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Individueel roosteren: kansen voor werkgevers en werknemers

van Dalen, E.J. (author), Groen, S. (author), van Houtert, L. (author), Jansen, B. (author), Leede J. de, (author), Oegema, K. (author), Peltzer, F. (author), van de Riet, A. (author), van Tuyl, J. (author), Venema, L. (author), Vos, P. (author), Walter J., (author), van Zandvoord, E. (author)

Zelf je eigen werktijden bepalen, zo luiden de krantenkoppen die over zelfroosteren gaan. Het is een fenomeen dat recent in de media en bij werkgevers en werknemers veel aandacht trekt. Zelfroosteren zou zowel de werkgever als de werknemer voordelen bieden. Maar kan dat wel, een rooster zonder nadelen? De werkelijkheid is ingewikkelder dan een...

book 2009

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Een samenvatting van onderzoek individueel roosteren in Nederland

TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Dalen, E.J. (author), Pikkemaat, N. (author), Peltzer, F. (author)

other 2009

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The use of social network analysis in innovation studies: Mapping actors and technologies

van der Valk, T. (author), Gijsbers, G. (author), TNO Industrie en Techniek (author)

The utilization of social network analysis (SNA) in policy development and evaluation is still very limited. The aim of this paper is to identify research themes in innovation that may benefit from the application of SNA, and to examine implications for management and policy that are derived from this application in the academic literature....

article 2010

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Inrichting van een creatieve werkomgeving

Groenesteijn, L. (author), Formanoy, M. (author), Blok, M. (author), de Korte, E. (author)

article 2010

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A review of the data quality and comparability of case-control studies of low-level exposure to benzene in the petroleum industry

Miller, B.G. (author), Fransman, W. (author), Heederik, D. (author), Hurley, J.F. (author), Kromhout, H. (author), Fitzsimons, E. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Purpose Published case–control studies of risks of leukaemia following low exposures to benzene in the distribution of petroleum (gasoline) have not all identiWed the same level of risk, but the studies have had diVerences in cohort inclusion, case determination and availability of occupational and lifestyle data. We reviewed the quality and...

article 2010

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Arbeidsongevallen in de bouwnijverheid

Bakhuys Roozeboom, M.M.C. (author), de Weerd, M. (author), Oude Hengel, K.M. (author), Venema, A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

report 2010

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Vijftigplussers op de arbeidsmakt

Otten, F. (author), Arts, K. (author), Siermann, C. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author)

Steeds meer 50-plussers werken. De netto arbeidsparticipatie van 50- tot 65-jarigen is in Nederland tussen 1996 en 2008 opgelopen van 40 naar 55 procent. Bijna twee derde van deze toename is toe te schrijven aan vrouwen. Dat komt vooral door de instroom van jongere generaties vrouwen die vaker betaald werk hebben. Wel daalde in deze periode het...

article 2010

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Inventarisatie veiligheidscultuuraanpakken voor het MKB

van der Beek, D. (author), Drupsteen, L. (author), Jongen, M. (author), Brugman, T. (author), Steijger, N. (author), Clignett, L. (author), Zwetsloot, G. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

report 2010

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TNO-er Dirk Osinga: Een blik mensen opentrekken is een achterhaalde gedachte

Osinga, D. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

TNO onderzoekt hoe de kwaliteit en veiligheid van de werkers in en om de kas verhoogd en verbeterd kunnen worden. In die onderzoeken zijn al aanzienlijke vorderingen gemaakt. Vorderingen met als sympathiek effect dat ze de branche geld op kunnen leveren. TNO­ onderzoeker Dirk Osinga legt het hoe en waarom uit.

article 2010