The work-related accident rate in the Netherlands is 6.4%, with the highest rates found in the construction and agricultural sectors and in the police force. Workers subject to heavy work and work pressures are shown to have an accident rate up to five times greater than for workers who seldom or never experience these conditions. These are some of the most striking results from the 2003 Dutch National Working Conditions Survey.

The first National Working Conditions Survey, launched by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment in the Netherlands, was carried out in November-December 2003 by TNO Work and Employment. The survey findings show that during the preceding 12 months, 6.4% of the Dutch workforce had experienced an accident at work, resulting in either physical or psychological harm - the rate is 4.5% when cases of physical injury only are taken into account. The data include accidents both resulting in and not resulting in absence from work.
Source:European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

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