Scientific Processing of the German Sample of the European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER) from the Years 2009, 2014 and 2019

The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, BAuA) researches conditions and developments within gainful employment in order to protect and promote workers in the best possible way today and in the future. The challenges of the BAuA's current research and policy advice in this field include (1) the occupational safety and health practices of small companies, (2) how companies deal with psychosocial risks at work, and (3) the conditions that inhibit and promote occupational safety and health measures in flexible and digitalised workplaces.

Data from the "European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks" (ESENER, see https://osha.europa.eu/de/facts-and-figures/esener) offer the opportunity to consolidate the knowledge base on prevention practice in enterprises and to expand it with regard to the above-mentioned three topic areas. The iso Institute was commissioned for the scientific evaluation of these data. https://osha.europa.eu/de/facts-and-figures/esener) bieten die Möglichkeit, die Wissensbasis zur betrieblichen Präventionspraxis zu festigen und in Bezug auf die o.g. drei Themenbereiche auszubauen. Für die wissenschaftliche Auswertung dieser Daten wurde das iso-Institut beauftragt.

The data from the ESENER surveys are now available from three waves. Measures and operational implementation conditions can therefore be analysed in a time comparison and any trends and correlations can be identified. In addition, the ESENER data also allow for EU-comparative analyses, so that findings for Germany can also be evaluated and discussed in comparison with findings from other EU countries.

The aim of this project is to address issues relating to the occupational safety and health practices of small companies, the handling of psychosocial risks at work and factors influencing occupational safety and health measures in flexible and digitalised workplaces in order to be able to make recommendations for the further development of the occupational safety and health system in a more comprehensive and integrated manner. In addition, the project aims to increase the visibility of research on factors influencing prevention practice in the research landscape.