Results of the search of scientific studies, publications and communications

Outline of reasons and objectives
Following the expert appraisal work published in 2009 by the French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire de l’Environnement et du Travail) on asbestos…

Outline of reasons and objectives
The sectors and channels for treating Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) have changed considerably in recent years due to the regulatory context and to the development of new technologies. In…

Introduction: Wellbeing at work remains important. Poor well-being of workers results in costs for society and for workplaces, due to increased sick leave and presenteeism. Even, or maybe especially in difficult economic times, and with an aging…

Based on a survey implying 10 000 danish workers, the study seeks to identify the main factors for job satisfaction. Psychosocial and physical work factors play an important role in job satisfaction. Of the five types of WHP offers, only physical…

The fluorescent lamp recycling sector is growing considerably in Europe due to increasingly strict regulations aimed at inciting the consumption of low energy light bulbs and their end-of-life management. Chemical risks were assessed in…

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) or e-waste recycling sector has grown considerably in the last fifteen years due to the ever shorter life cycles of consumables and an increasingly restrictive policy context. Cathode Ray…

INRS initiated in 2003 a research theme around well-being at work. This axis of research was coherent with the work of the European institution on health and safety. The term “well-being” is also a possible strategy for enterprises to develop their…

Organizational interventions aimed at improving well-being have been widely discussed amongst researchers. It is legitimate to question the effectiveness of interventions, and to seek adequate criterions. It seems all the more important…

The current context in companies increases the amount of requests for interventions aimed at improving wellbeing at work and reducing psychosocial risk. This is also true in the service sector and in small structures, which often require approaches…

Considering psychosocial risks in companies requires the construction of a dialogue involving, beyond the partners in the prevention, Human Resources functions as well as management. It is broadly accepted that actions on organizational…