Impacts of occupational injuries and diseases on systems of sickness and pension insurance

Number:

HC204/10

RILSA Principal investigator:

JUDr. Daniela Bruthansová

Co-investigater:

RNDr. Stanislav Malý, Ph.D.

Grant provider:

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic

Recipient:

Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs (RILSA)

Co-recipient:

Occupational safety research institute

Project start:

2010

Project end:

2010

Description:

The aim of the project is to analyze the impacts of occupational injuries and diseases on systems of sickness and pension insurance, and forecast of their evolution in terms of economic, social and health aspects (especially assessment of disability medicine). Emphasis will be given to the impacts of occupational injuries and diseases, in particular in relation to morbidity and disability with the aim to prepare objective outputs subsequently utilizable in the areas of prevention of observed social events, health and safety at work and in establishing measures to reduce their incidence, and thus reduce the cost of social insurance benefits.