Is investing in safety worthwhile? A methodology for assessing the costs and benefits of accidents in the construction sector
AccordingtotheInternationalLaborOrganizationaccidentatworkand occupational diseases caused globally around 2.3 million deaths in 2014. The costs attributable to accidents at work and occupational diseases represent a loss of wealth amounting to 3.9% of global gross domestic product and 3.1% of that of all EU Member States. Accidents represent a significant social and business cost in all production processes, particularly in the construction sector, which in Europe and Italy has the highest rate of fatal accidents.