Hanan Alali

Relationship between non-standard work arrangements and work-related accident absence in Belgium

The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between indicators of nonstandard work arrangements, including precarious contract, long working hours, multiple jobs, shift work, and work‐related accident absence, using a representative Belgian sample and considering several sociodemographic and work characteristics.

Shift Work and Occupational Accident Absence in Belgium: Findings from the Sixth European Working Condition Survey

(1) Background: Irregular and non-standard work arrangements have become a serious determinant to the health and safety of workers. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between shift work and occupational accident absence. A representative Belgian sample considering several sociodemographic and work characteristics is used. (2) Methods: This study is based on the data of the sixth European Working Condition Survey (EWCS). The sample is restricted to 2169 respondents from Belgium. By using multivariate logistic regression modeling techniques and adjusting several confounders, the associations between shift work and occupational accident absence are studied. (3) Results: It is found that about 11.1% of the workers undergo an occupational accident absence. A multivariate regression model demonstrates an increased occupational accident absence risk for workers who have shift work (odds ratio, or OR, 1.92, 95% CI 1.06–3.46). Also, gender and biomechanical exposure were significantly associated with occupational accident absence ((OR 2.07, 95% CI 1.16–3.69) and (OR 2.03, 95% CI 1.14–3.63), respectively). No significant interaction effects are found with gender and age variables. 4) Conclusion: This study confirms that doing shift work is significantly associated with occupational accidents. In order to reduce the significance of occupational accidents, shift work should be limited through national-level policies.

Work accident victims: a comparison between non-standard and standard workers in Belgium

SamenvattingOngezonde werkomstandigheden, bijvoorbeeld blootstelling aan lawaai, trillingen van handgereedschap of machines, hoge of lage temperaturen, het inademen van damp, rook of stofpartikels, de aanwezigheid van en het omgaan met chemische en gevaarlijke stoffen, blootstelling aan straling, lasten tillen, oncomfortabele posities, het hanteren van gevaarlijke werktuigen, valrisico en elektrocutiegevaar, kunnen leiden tot het optreden van beroepsziekten en arbeidsongevallen of werkgebonden blessures met verzuim of zelfs de dood tot gevolg. Ook het werken op uren met een negatieve impact op het sociaal leven (‘s nachts of op zondag werken, in ploegen werken) zijn risicofactoren voor arbeidsongevallen en werkgerelateerde gezondheidsproblemen. Het toepassen van nieuwe technologieën, de internationalisering en de globalisering resulteren in een verandering van de werkomstandigheden in België. Het reguliere arbeidscontract komt minder vaak voor in de arbeidsmarkt: de markt eist flexibiliteit. Het aantal ‘niet-standaard’ arbeidskrachten stijgt met rasse schreden. Hiermee bedoelen we tijdelijke krachten, zij die lange werkuren kloppen, zij die verschillende jobs combineren en zij die in ploegen werken.

Relationships between irregular work arrangements and occupational injuries in EU 27: findings from the fifth European working condition survey

The associations between several measures of low employment quality and some specific health and safety outcomes have become the subject of more recent investigation. The main objective of our study is to examine the relationships between irregular work arrangements indicators including contract type, long working hours, multiple jobs, shift work, and occupational injuries, taking into account several sociodemographic and work characteristics.