THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN SERBIA, CROATIA AND SLOVENIA IN 2012

The aim of this work is to establish key performance indicators and occupational safety causes of occupational injuries, through carried out research and by analyzing the number of occupational injuries as key indicators of health and safety at work in a country, in order to systematically act to eliminate them. In order to collect data, the empirical research on the number of injuries and the causes of their development was conducted in Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. The analysis of results clearly indicates that the risk management of the health and safety of employees and their removal, i.e. their reduction to an acceptable level should represent the priority for every country in its effort to raise occupational safety and health to the highest possible level.