The Economics of Occupational Safety and Health

3rd of February 2021
Online course

9:00-16:45 (CET – Swedish, Danish and Norwegian time)

About this course

The intention of this OSH Economics course is to provide participants with methodological skills and practical capabilities to undertake and evaluate economic analyses on OSH issues. The course will be held on a level which is comprehensible also for non-economists. Some other issues will also be addressed with the aim of increasing the awareness of the value of economic calculations in the internal OSH governance.

Main topics

The state of art in the economics of OSH
Promotion and economic assessment of personnel productivity
The personnel, well-being and health as intangible assets
Calculation models
Cases and their costing
Practical calculation sessions
The business case for health and safety

Course objectives

The purpose of the course is:

to present recent international research findings and cases related to the economic analysis of OSH activities.
to demonstrate the basic approaches of making economic analysis in the OSH area
to help participants to make economic evaluations of their own cases
to improve the participants’ ability to reason in economic terms about OSH
to provide guidance on preparing a business case.

Target groups

OSH officials of private and public organisations
policy makers
OSH researchers

Course program

Price information

The price of the course is EUR 50.

It is possible to pay by invoice and credit card.

General course fee and cancellation information

The courses and workshops vary in price. Please note that the course fee does not cover meals or accommodation. The course fee and day-package fee are invoiced after the registration deadline.

Cancellation policy

Cancellations received before January, 18th 2021: full refund
Cancellations received by January, 18th 2021 or later: no refund

The total price of the course will be invoiced after the registration deadline.

The price is subject to minor changes.

Subject background

Economic considerations are of major importance when making decisions about the content and scope of OSH activities, both at the workplace and national levels. Consequently, there is great value in having up to date knowledge on recent evidence in the area and on practical methods to conduct and evaluate economic analyses in this context.