Original scientific paper

STUDY ON COMPANY EXECUTIVES’ WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) IN POLISH ENTERPRISES

Malgorzata Pecillo ; Institute for Labour Protection, Warszawa, Poland
Zofia Pawlowska ; Institute for Labour Protection, Warszawa, Poland
Marta Antoniak ; Institute for Labour Protection, Warszawa, Poland
Andrzej Grabowski ; Institute for Labour Protection, Warszawa, Poland

Abstract

A study on willingness-to-pay of company executives for occupational safety and health (OSH) has been undertaken as an attempt to specify whether and how much, company executives value the health and safety of company workers. The study was performed as part of "Health at Work" research programme under 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission (FP7). The willingness to pay data has been collected among 147 representatives of managers from 25 medium- and big-sized enterprises in Poland with use of a questionnaire. Findings obtained show that 70-80% of the managers interviewed are willing to increase expenditures on different activities aimed at improving occupational safety and health performance in their companies.

Keywords

willingness-to-pay (WTP); occupational safety and health (OSH); occupational accidents; work-related health problems; work-related stress

Hrčak ID:

87347

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/87347

Publication date:

3.10.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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