Work-related diseases cost Poles as much as 5% of GDP

According to the calculations of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), the social costs of work-related injuries and diseases in Poland amount to approximately 5 percent of GDP. This is more than in other analyzed European countries – in Germany and in the Netherlands this indicator amounts to 2.7 percent of GDP, in Finland 2.3 percent, and in Italy 4 percent.

Among the occupational diseases, the diseases of the musculoskeletal system are the most common.