{"id":144421,"date":"2026-04-28T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T23:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/?post_type=report&#038;p=144421"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:29:24","slug":"the-workplace-safety-report","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/resources\/research\/workplace-safety-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Safety Report 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"progress-bar__container z-[9999]\" x-data=\"progressBarContainer\">\n  <div class=\"progress-bar progress-bar--orange\" x-ref=\"progressBar\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit  text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard   header-block is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow has-background\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-start  container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0ffe3285 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ea69a204 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>A global view of safety in the workplace in 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 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We surveyed over 5,900 employees in North America, the UK and Ireland and the Nordics. Our goal? To understand how safety is really perceived in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responses were gathered from workers across a wide age and job range and in a variety of industries. They were surveyed on their workplace environment, safety initiatives, digital tool use and lone worker safety, among other topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We compiled the data and compared the trends, creating this global report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the results below and see how your region compares!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"   border-radius:12px;border-style:none;border-width:0px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row-background absolute w-full bottom-0 left-0 z-0 h-full has-clay-background-color\" style=\"\">\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-dcdc4343 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">A global view of safety in the workplace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"   \" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-start  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter  \" \n         style=\"min-height: ; 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border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;\" id=\"chapter-1\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-start  container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0ffe3285 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-5c10f255aedf41ab1144d2e49cb569b2\" style=\"color:#000000bf\">CHAPTER 1: DIGITAL TOOL USE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>New in 2026: the safety &#8211; productivity link<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-1-.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-1--300x232.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-1--1024x791.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-1--768x594.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-1--1397x1080.webp 1397w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-1--466x360.webp 466w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-1--640x495.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-1-.png\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1113\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"2026 Workplace Safety Report Infographic Section 1\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 992px) 1440px, (min-width: 767px) 1397px, (min-width: 375px) 1024px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\">Download the full infographic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new development in the 2026 edition of the report was the strong link drawn by workers between safety and productivity. When asked if they believed a safer workplace would make them more productive, a global average of 91% said yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority also said they would prefer more safety-focused digital tools, but this is highly dependent on the implementation of such solutions.&nbsp;Consulting firm&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcg.com\/publications\/2020\/increasing-odds-of-success-in-digital-transformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BCG<\/a>&nbsp;reports that as many as <strong>70% of digital transformation projects fall short of their&nbsp;objectives<\/strong>, so engaging with workers&nbsp;early on is imperative. This&nbsp;has become&nbsp;more important with the development of AI-based tools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take&nbsp;a closer look at the regional breakdown:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>USA &amp; Canada<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>92% of workers in the USA and Canada agreed that a safer workplace would make them more productive. This was the highest score out of the regions surveyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An overall 73% of workers in the USA and Canada said they would feel safer with more digital safety tools, depending on how these tools were implemented. We noted that overall positivity was higher in the USA than in Canada (USA \u2018yes, definitely\u2019 = 35%, Canada \u2018yes, definitely\u2019= 31%). In Canada, slightly more workers responded \u2018no, digital tools wouldn\u2019t make a difference\u2019 (23%) than in the USA (20%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-NAM-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-NAM-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-NAM-1024x630.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-NAM-768x473.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-NAM-1536x946.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-NAM-1754x1080.webp 1754w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-NAM-585x360.webp 585w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-NAM-640x394.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-NAM-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1576\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Would You Feel Safer At Work With Digital Tools NAM\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1754px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This trend carried over to the question of using AI for safety in the workplace. While a combined 47% of USA and Canada workers answered \u2018Yes, definitely\u2019 and \u2018Yes it has potential\u2019, workers in the USA lead in outright AI positivity (\u2018Yes, definitely\u2019 = 28%) vs. Canada (\u2018Yes, definitely\u2019 = 21%). A noticeably higher number of Canadian workers responded \u2018Somewhat, but it depends on implementation\u2019 at 23% vs. US workers at 17%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>UK &amp; Ireland<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>90% of workers in the UK and Ireland reported that a safer workplace would make them more productive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While an overall 71% in this region said that they would feel safer with more digital tools, for most this was dependent on how these tools were implemented. The story is even more complicated on a country level. 33% workers in the UK responded \u2018yes, definitely\u2019, vs. a much more reluctant 20% of workers in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-UKI-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-UKI-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-UKI-1024x632.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-UKI-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-UKI-1536x948.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-UKI-1751x1080.webp 1751w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-UKI-584x360.webp 584w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-UKI-640x395.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-UKI-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1579\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Would You Feel Safer At Work With Digital Tools UKI\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1751px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked if AI could improve workplace safety, a combined 47% of UK and Ireland workers responded \u2018Yes, definitely\u2019 and \u2018Yes, it has potential\u2019. A closer look at individual country scores again shows much more hesitation among Irish workers. 27% of Irish workers answered \u2018Somewhat, but it depends on implementation\u2019 compared to 18% of UK workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Nordics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An average of 91% of Nordic workers said that a safer workplace would make them more productive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to using more digital tools for workplace safety, 75% of Nordic workers said they would feel safer, depending on how these tools were implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On an individual country basis, Norway leads the way in outright positivity towards digital tools, with 29% responding they would definitely improve the situation. Finland on the other hand lags behind here, with just 15% responding \u2018yes, definitely\u2019. Finland had the highest rate of workers answering \u2018No, digital tools wouldn\u2019t make a difference\u2019 (23%) out of all the Nordic countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-Nordics-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-Nordics-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-Nordics-1024x619.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-Nordics-768x464.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-Nordics-1536x929.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-Nordics-1787x1080.webp 1787w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-Nordics-596x360.webp 596w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-Nordics-640x387.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Would-you-feel-safer-at-work-with-digital-tools-Nordics-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1548\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Would You Feel Safer At Work With Digital Tools Nordics\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1787px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Norway also leads in overall positivity towards the use of AI for safety in the Nordics. 17% of Norwegian workers answered \u2018yes, definitely\u2019 to the question of whether AI could improve workplace safety (Sweden \u2018yes, definitely\u2019 = 13%, Denmark \u2018yes, definitely\u2019= 14%, Finland \u2018yes, definitely = 9%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit  text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-left:0; border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;\" id=\"chapter-2\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-start  container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0ffe3285 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-b9f3764a4e91e7e252b43b904f4a95d4\" style=\"color:#000000bf\">CHAPTER 2: SAFETY ENVIRONMENT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Workplace Safety Perceptions: What Workers Really Think<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-2.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-2-300x270.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-2-1024x921.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-2-768x691.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-2-1201x1080.webp 1201w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-2-400x360.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-2-640x576.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-2.png\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1295\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"2026 Workplace Safety Report Infographic Section 2\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 992px) 1440px, (min-width: 767px) 1201px, (min-width: 375px) 1024px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\">Download the full infographic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across all regions, the majority of workers reported feeling safe in their current workplace, with a global average of 78% agreeing that their workplace is safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employer engagement tells a more complicated story:&nbsp;66%&nbsp;of workers globally said their employer actively works to resolve workplace issues, while&nbsp;70%&nbsp;said their employer&nbsp;makes an effort&nbsp;to assess physical workplace hazards. That persistent gap between personal safety&nbsp;perceptions&nbsp;and confidence in employer-led action runs across every region surveyed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these broadly positive safety scores,&nbsp;nearly half&nbsp;of all workers globally (49%) said they or a relative had been affected by a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/blog\/could-you-be-blindsided-by-the-indirect-costs-of-workplace-accidents\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/blog\/could-you-be-blindsided-by-the-indirect-costs-of-workplace-accidents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">workplace accident<\/a>&nbsp;or work-related illness, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/blog\/mental-health-and-safety\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/blog\/mental-health-and-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mental illness<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a closer look at the regional breakdown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>USA &amp; Canada<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>80% of workers in the USA and Canada agreed their workplace is safe, with Canada ahead at 81% and the USA at 79%.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>70% said their employer actively works to resolve workplace issues (USA at 69% and Canada at 71%) while 73% said their employer assesses physical workplace hazards, with the USA leading at 75% versus 71% in Canada.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-NAM-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-NAM-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-NAM-1024x632.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-NAM-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-NAM-1536x948.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-NAM-1751x1080.webp 1751w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-NAM-584x360.webp 584w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-NAM-640x395.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-NAM-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1579\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"My Employer Actively Works NAM\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1751px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>47% of North American workers said they or a relative had been affected by a workplace accident or illness,&nbsp;virtually unchanged&nbsp;from the 46% recorded in 2025. The figures were&nbsp;nearly identical&nbsp;across both countries, with the USA at 47% and Canada at 45%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>UK &amp; Ireland<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>83% of workers in the UK and Ireland agreed that their workplace is safe, the highest regional average. On a country level, Ireland came in at 85% and the UK at 83%.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employer engagement was also the strongest in this region, with 72% agreeing their employer actively works to resolve workplace issues (Ireland at 75% and the UK at 71%). On physical workplace hazard assessment, 80% of the region agreed their employer&nbsp;makes an effort, with the UK leading at 80% versus 76% in Ireland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; \" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask- w-full layout h-full aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                <div class=\"relative w-full h-full overflow-hidden\" style=\"min-height: \">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placehold.co\/1920x975?text=Awaiting+Image\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" class=\"absolute-center w-full !h-full object-cover\" alt=\"Awaiting image\" \/>\n                \n    <\/div>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-UKI-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-UKI-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-UKI-1024x632.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-UKI-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-UKI-1536x948.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-UKI-1751x1080.webp 1751w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-UKI-584x360.webp 584w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-UKI-640x395.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/My-employer-actively-works-UKI-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1579\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"My Employer Actively Works UKI\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1751px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>39% of workers in the UK and Ireland said they or a relative had been affected by a workplace accident or illness. This is the lowest rate across all regions, and a notable improvement on the 45% recorded in 2025. On a country level, UK workers reported a higher rate of personal impact at 41%, compared to 32% in Ireland. This is a significant shift for Ireland in particular, where the figure stood at 48% in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Nordics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>76% of Nordic workers agreed their workplace is safe, the lowest regional figure. Sweden was the outlier at 70%, well below Finland&#8217;s regional high of 84%, with Norway at 77% and Denmark at 75%.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employer engagement followed a similar pattern: 64% of Nordic workers said their employer actively works to resolve workplace issues, and 67% said physical workplace hazards are assessed, both the lowest scores across all regions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>52% of Nordic workers said they or a relative had been affected by a workplace accident or illness, the highest of all regions, and just marginally below the 53% recorded in 2025. Sweden recorded the highest rate at 54%, with Norway the lowest at 49%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit  text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-left:0; border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;\" id=\"chapter-3\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-start  container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0ffe3285 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-ce3d0c741cc03da28eb0edc650afc5cb\" style=\"color:#000000bf\">CHAPTER 3: STRESS &amp; MENTAL HEALTH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Stress continues to be the main driver of workplace accidents and illnesses&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-3.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-3-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-3-1024x654.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-3-768x491.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-3-564x360.webp 564w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-3-640x409.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-3.png\" width=\"1440\" height=\"918\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"2026 Workplace Safety Report Infographic Section 3\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 992px) 1440px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\">Download the full infographic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the workers globally who reported being affected by a workplace accident or illness, 57% said it was stress-related. This figure is slightly lower than the 59% recorded in 2025, and still the single biggest driver of workplace incidents across all regions surveyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is consistent with broader research: EU-OSHA reports that psychosocial risks such as stress, anxiety and depression are the second most common work-related health problem affecting European workers, behind only musculoskeletal disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this, preventing stress ranked last out of the five employer effort areas included in the survey. Just 53% of workers globally said their employer makes an effort in this area, well behind hazard assessment and competency training, both at 70%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how things break down across the regions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>USA &amp; Canada<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>56% of North American workers who had experienced a workplace accident or illness attributed it to stress, a slight increase on the 54% recorded in 2025. However, the country-level picture has shifted considerably since last year. In 2025, Canada recorded a significantly higher stress attribution rate than the USA (68% vs. 44%). In 2026 that gap has closed sharply, with the USA now higher at 59% versus 51% in Canada.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-NAM-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-NAM-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-NAM-1024x632.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-NAM-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-NAM-1536x948.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-NAM-1751x1080.webp 1751w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-NAM-584x360.webp 584w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-NAM-640x395.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-NAM-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1579\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Stress Related NAM\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1751px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Employer efforts on stress prevention stood at 61% regionally (USA at 62% and Canada at 58%) ranking last out of the five effort areas surveyed in both countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>UK &amp; Ireland<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>61% of workers in the UK and Ireland who had experienced a workplace accident or illness said it was stress-related, an improvement on the 64% recorded in 2025 though still the highest regional figure. On a country level, UK workers reported a higher rate at 62% versus 57% in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-UKI-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-UKI-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-UKI-1024x630.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-UKI-768x473.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-UKI-1536x946.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-UKI-1754x1080.webp 1754w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-UKI-585x360.webp 585w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-UKI-640x394.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-UKI-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1576\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Stress Related UKI\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1754px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this, preventing stress was the lowest-ranked employer effort in the region at 62% (Ireland at 56% and the UK at 64%) and this despite the region scoring highest on stress prevention out of all three regions surveyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Nordics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>56% of Nordic workers who had experienced a workplace accident or illness said it was stress-related, a marginal improvement on 59% in 2025. Sweden recorded the highest stress attribution rate in the region at 64%, with Norway at 58% and Denmark at 55%. Finland was the lowest at 48%.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-Nordics-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-Nordics-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-Nordics-1024x618.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-Nordics-768x464.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-Nordics-1536x928.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-Nordics-1788x1080.webp 1788w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-Nordics-596x360.webp 596w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-Nordics-640x386.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Stress-related-Nordics-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1546\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Stress Related Nordics\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1788px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\"><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Stress prevention was the lowest-ranked employer effort in the Nordics at 48%, the lowest score of any region, and a significant 14 points behind the next lowest metric in the region. The gap is particularly pronounced in Norway, where just 43% of workers said their employer makes efforts to prevent stress, with Sweden and Denmark slightly higher at 50% and 49% respectively, and Finland at 48%.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit  text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-left:0; border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;\" id=\"chapter-4\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-start  container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0ffe3285 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-e445bc093fe537d21f260f0f0276e388\" style=\"color:#000000bf\">CHAPTER 4: CRISIS MANAGEMENT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Cyberattacks are the no.1 perceived business threat in 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-4.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-4-254x300.webp 254w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-4-866x1024.webp 866w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-4-768x908.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-4-1300x1536.webp 1300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-4-914x1080.webp 914w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-4-305x360.webp 305w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-4-541x640.webp 541w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-4.png\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1702\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"2026 Workplace Safety Report Infographic Section 4\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 992px) 1440px, (min-width: 767px) 1300px, (min-width: 375px) 914px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\">Download the full infographic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;A new addition to the 2026 survey was the inclusion of questions centered around crisis management and&nbsp;workers&nbsp;perception&nbsp;of it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Globally,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.d4h.com\/blog\/more-than-just-an-it-issue-cyber-incidents-and-crisis-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cyberattacks and data breaches<\/a>&nbsp;are considered to be&nbsp;the most significant threats to business operations by workers.&nbsp;According to IBM, the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.88 million in 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top 3 perceived threats on a global scale are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1. Cyberattack or data breach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2. Pandemic or infectious disease outbreak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3. Serious workplace injury or medical emergency<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research suggests that over half of workers surveyed have some level of understanding of their&nbsp;employer\u2019s&nbsp;crisis management process, but this&nbsp;varied&nbsp;by region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>USA &amp; Canada<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Workers in the USA and Canada ranked serious workplace injury or medical emergency as the top perceived threat (overall average 27%), followed by serious weather or natural disaster injury or medical emergency (overall average 26%).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On an individual country basis, there were several factors that would change the overall ranking. For a complete breakdown of the individual rankings for the USA and for Canada,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/resources\/the-latest-workplace-safety-report\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/resources\/the-latest-workplace-safety-report\/\">download the full report here<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We noted that out of all regions surveyed, the USA and Canada had the highest result in terms of workers\u2019 level of understanding of their workplaces crisis management process at 62% (combining \u2018yes and I understand it well\u2019 = 37% and \u2018yes, but I only know the basics\u2019 = 25%).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-NAM-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-NAM-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-NAM-1024x632.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-NAM-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-NAM-1536x948.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-NAM-1751x1080.webp 1751w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-NAM-584x360.webp 584w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-NAM-640x395.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-NAM-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1579\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Crisis Management Plan NAM\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1751px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\"><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>UK &amp; Ireland<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK and Ireland workers ranked cyberattack or data breach as the top perceived threat (overall average 42%), followed by serious workplace injury or medical emergency (overall average 27%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On an individual country basis, there were several factors that would change the overall ranking. For a complete breakdown of the individual rankings for the UK and for Ireland, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/resources\/the-latest-workplace-safety-report\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/resources\/the-latest-workplace-safety-report\/\">download the full report here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We noted that out of all regions surveyed, the UK and Ireland had the lowest result in terms of workers\u2019 level of understanding of their workplaces crisis management process at 57% (combining \u2018yes and I understand it well\u2019 = 30% and \u2018yes, but I only know the basics\u2019 = 27%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-UKI-1-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-UKI-1-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-UKI-1-1024x614.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-UKI-1-768x461.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-UKI-1-1536x921.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-UKI-1-1801x1080.webp 1801w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-UKI-1-600x360.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-UKI-1-640x384.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-UKI-1-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1535\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Crisis Management Plan UKI 1\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1801px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Nordics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Workers in the Nordic countries ranked cyberattack or data breach as the top perceived threat (overall average 31%), followed by pandemic or infectious disease&nbsp;outbreak (overall average 31%).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On an individual country basis, there were several factors that would change the overall ranking. For a complete breakdown of the individual rankings for Denmark and for Norway, download the full reports here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An average of 60% of Nordic respondents had some level of understanding of their&nbsp;workplaces\u2019&nbsp;crisis management process (combining \u2018yes and I understand it well\u2019 = 29% and \u2018yes, but I only know the basics\u2019 = 31%). Denmark had the highest number of respondents saying that they were not aware of any plan (20%).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-Nordics-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-Nordics-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-Nordics-1024x619.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-Nordics-768x464.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-Nordics-1536x929.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-Nordics-1787x1080.webp 1787w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-Nordics-596x360.webp 596w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-Nordics-640x387.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crisis-Management-plan-Nordics-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1548\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Crisis Management Plan Nordics\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1787px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit  text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-left:0; border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;\" id=\"chapter-5\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-start  container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0ffe3285 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-7f9f84263bc83cabae0bf4a61712a617\" style=\"color:#000000bf\">CHAPTER 5: CHEMICAL SAFETY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Workplace exposure to hazardous chemicals remains uncomfortably high<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-5.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-5-292x300.webp 292w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-5-998x1024.webp 998w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-5-768x788.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-5-1052x1080.webp 1052w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-5-351x360.webp 351w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-5-624x640.webp 624w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-5.png\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1478\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"2026 Workplace Safety Report Infographic Section 5\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 992px) 1440px, (min-width: 767px) 1052px, (min-width: 375px) 998px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\">Download the full infographic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exposure to hazardous chemicals&nbsp;remains&nbsp;a significant reality across all regions. Globally,&nbsp;51%&nbsp;of workers said they&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/blog\/protecting-your-workers-around-chemicals\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/blog\/protecting-your-workers-around-chemicals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">handle chemicals<\/a>&nbsp;requiring&nbsp;safety data sheets in their workplace, up from 44% in 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access to digital tools for managing that risk is improving but remains uneven: 62% of workers globally said everyone at their workplace has access to chemical safety information via a digital system, 68% said they know how to find safety data sheets, and 58% have access to chemical safety information via QR code on a mobile device.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s&nbsp;see how this compares across the three regions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>USA &amp; Canada<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>53% of North American workers handle chemicals in the workplace. The USA was notably higher at 56% versus 48% in Canada.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital access to chemical safety information was strong in the region, with 70% agreeing their workplace provides access via a digital system (USA at 71% and Canada at 69%).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North America recorded the highest rate of workers who said they know how to find safety data sheets at 77%, with the USA leading at 79% versus 71% in Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>QR code access was the highest of all regions at 72%, though the gap between the two countries was notable: 77% in the USA versus just 61% in Canada, a 16-point difference that suggests digital chemical safety tools are being adopted at a significantly faster rate south of the border.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-NAM-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-NAM-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-NAM-1024x632.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-NAM-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-NAM-1536x948.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-NAM-1751x1080.webp 1751w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-NAM-584x360.webp 584w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-NAM-640x395.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-NAM-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1579\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Mobile QR Code NAM\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1751px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>UK &amp; Ireland<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>44% of workers in the UK and Ireland handle chemicals in the workplace, the lowest of all regions. On a country level, the UK came in at 46% and Ireland at 38%.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital access to chemical safety information was broadly positive in the region, with 70% agreeing their workplace provides access via a digital system (UK at 71% and Ireland at 64%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>74% said they know how to find safety data sheets, with the UK again leading at 76% versus 64% in Ireland. QR code access stood at 68% regionally, but the gap between the two countries was significant: 71% in the UK versus just 55% in Ireland, a 16-point difference that mirrors the disparity seen in North America between the USA and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-UKI-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-UKI-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-UKI-1024x614.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-UKI-768x460.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-UKI-1536x920.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-UKI-1803x1080.webp 1803w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-UKI-601x360.webp 601w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-UKI-640x383.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-UKI-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1534\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Mobile QR Code UKI\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1803px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Nordics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>53% of Nordic workers handle chemicals in their workplace, in line with the North American figure but&nbsp;representing&nbsp;a reduction from 57% in 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access to chemical safety information via digital systems was the weakest of all regions at 57%, with notable variation by country: Norway led at 60% and Finland trailed at 55%, with Denmark at 59% and Sweden at 57%.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowledge of where to find safety data sheets followed a similar pattern at 64% regionally, again the lowest of all regions. Norway was the strongest at 67%, Denmark came in at 64% and Finland and Sweden tied at 63%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>QR code access was also the lowest regionally at 51%, and the variation here was the most striking of any region: Sweden recorded just 41%, well behind Norway at 58%, Denmark at 57% and Finland at 51%.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-Nordics-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-Nordics-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-Nordics-1024x617.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-Nordics-768x463.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-Nordics-1536x926.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-Nordics-1791x1080.webp 1791w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-Nordics-597x360.webp 597w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-Nordics-640x386.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mobile-QR-code-Nordics-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1544\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Mobile QR Code Nordics\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1791px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit  text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-left:0; border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;\" id=\"chapter-6\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-start  container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0ffe3285 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-8f5594add31ec231ee86f971025895c8\" style=\"color:#000000bf\">CHAPTER 6: LONE WORKER SAFETY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Lone Worker Safety: 1 in 3 Employees Work Alone in 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-6.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-6-300x298.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-6-1024x1018.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-6-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-6-768x763.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-6-1087x1080.webp 1087w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-6-362x360.webp 362w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-6-640x636.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-6.png\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1431\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"2026 Workplace Safety Report Infographic Section 6\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 992px) 1440px, (min-width: 767px) 1087px, (min-width: 375px) 1024px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\">Download the full infographic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a global level, our research&nbsp;indicates&nbsp;that 32% of workers are&nbsp;lone&nbsp;workers. The highest reported numbers were found in the USA and Canada (35%).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>32% of the overall number of lone workers said that they had experienced an accident while working alone in 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;Organisations&nbsp;such as the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/lone-working\/employer\/manage-the-risks-of-working-alone.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health and Safety Executive<\/a>&nbsp;(HSE) in the UK report that lone workers can be&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/blog\/high-risk-lone-work-why-employers-must-rethink-lone-worker-safety\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/blog\/high-risk-lone-work-why-employers-must-rethink-lone-worker-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">particularly&nbsp;affected&nbsp;by risks<\/a>&nbsp;such as workplace violence, stress\/ mental health&nbsp;issues&nbsp;and the nature of the workplace itself (e.g.&nbsp;an isolated or confined space).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just over half of all lone worker respondents said that they felt their employer took great safety responsibility for them, with some significant variation on a regional level. On a global level, \u2018fatigue\u2019&nbsp;emerged&nbsp;as the top concern for lone workers, displacing stress\/mental health issues in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>USA &amp; Canada<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>35% of workers in the USA and Canada&nbsp;identified&nbsp;themselves as lone workers, the highest of all regions surveyed. Taking the two countries individually, more lone workers were reported in the USA (38%) than in Canada (30%). 33% of lone workers in the USA and Canada reported that they experienced an accident while working alone in 2025, again the highest of all regions in the survey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-NAM-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-NAM-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-NAM-1024x632.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-NAM-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-NAM-1536x948.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-NAM-1751x1080.webp 1751w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-NAM-584x360.webp 584w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-NAM-640x395.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-NAM-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1579\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Lone Worker Injury NAM\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1751px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>62% of lone workers in the region believe that their employer takes great safety responsibility for them. This is down&nbsp;from&nbsp;2025\u2019s 69%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When taking the average lone worker data for the USA and Canada in isolation, stress\/mental health issues take the no.1 spot as the greatest lone worker concern. This changes again on an&nbsp;individual country&nbsp;basis. Learn&nbsp;more about these insights by&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/resources\/the-latest-workplace-safety-report\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/resources\/the-latest-workplace-safety-report\/\">downloading the full report<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>UK &amp; Ireland<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>32% of workers in the UK and Ireland&nbsp;identified&nbsp;themselves as lone workers. On an individual country level, the number was noticeably higher in the UK (34%) than in Ireland (26%). 30% of lone workers in the UK and Ireland report having experienced an accident while working alone in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-UKI-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-UKI-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-UKI-1024x632.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-UKI-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-UKI-1536x948.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-UKI-1751x1080.webp 1751w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-UKI-584x360.webp 584w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-UKI-640x395.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-UKI-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1579\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Lone Worker Injury UKI\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1751px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>62% of lone workers in the UK and Ireland believe that their employer takes great safety responsibility for them. This is down&nbsp;from&nbsp;2025\u2019s 68%.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When taking the UK and Ireland average lone worker data in isolation, stress\/mental health issues take the no.1 spot as the greatest lone worker concern. This changes again on an individual country basis, and you can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/resources\/the-latest-workplace-safety-report\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/resources\/the-latest-workplace-safety-report\/\">download the full UK and Ireland report<\/a><\/strong> to get the whole picture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Nordics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>31% of workers in the Nordics&nbsp;identified&nbsp;themselves as lone workers, the lowest of all regions surveyed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;most lone&nbsp;workers&nbsp;were&nbsp;located&nbsp;in&nbsp;Finland (36%), with the lowest numbers being found in Norway (20%). An average of 32% of Nordic lone workers had experienced an accident while working alone in 2025, and we noted an interesting development on an individual country basis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite having the lowest number of lone workers in the Nordics (and out of all countries involved in this survey), Norway had the highest number of lone worker incidents in 2025 at 45%. The lowest number of lone worker incidents was recorded in Sweden at 26%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-Nordics-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-Nordics-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-Nordics-1024x618.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-Nordics-768x463.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-Nordics-1536x927.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-Nordics-1790x1080.webp 1790w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-Nordics-597x360.webp 597w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-Nordics-640x386.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-worker-injury-Nordics-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1544\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"Lone Worker Injury Nordics\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1790px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Just over half (52%) of lone workers in the Nordics believe that their employer takes great safety responsibility for them. Norway had the highest individual agreement score (despite its high accident rate) at 56%, while Sweden had the lowest at 47%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Fatigue\u2019 came out as the top concern for lone workers in the Nordics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit  text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-left:0; border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;\" id=\"chapter-7\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-start  container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0ffe3285 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-398af3f12f2bfbea638379829897475f\" style=\"color:#000000bf\">CHAPTER 7: SUSTAINABILITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>2026 presents an uneven landscape for sustainability efforts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-7.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-7-300x273.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-7-1024x932.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-7-768x699.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-7-1186x1080.webp 1186w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-7-395x360.webp 395w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-7-640x583.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Workplace-Safety-Report-Infographic-Section-7.png\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1311\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"2026 Workplace Safety Report Infographic Section 7\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 992px) 1440px, (min-width: 767px) 1186px, (min-width: 375px) 1024px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Global-view-of-safety-in-the-workplace.pdf\">Download the full infographic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the regulatory landscape for sustainability and ESG reporting continues to shift, we wanted to see the level of awareness that workers have of their&nbsp;employers&#8217;&nbsp;initiatives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A global average of 75% of respondents said that it was important that their employer actively works to reduce environmental impact. This is a slight increase&nbsp;from&nbsp;2025\u2019s global average of 73%.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On average, 51% of workers surveyed felt that their company had focused more on sustainability in 2025 than in previous years, in line with the average responses from last&nbsp;year\u2019s&nbsp;survey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An average of 43% said that their business&nbsp;operates&nbsp;according to an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/blog\/esg-reporting-frameworks-and-standards-understanding-the-difference\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/blog\/esg-reporting-frameworks-and-standards-understanding-the-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESG framework or standard<\/a>. This is an increase&nbsp;from&nbsp;32% in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>USA &amp; Canada<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An average of 78% of workers in the USA and Canada said that it was important that their employer actively works to reduce environment impact (USA: 78%, Canada: 77%). This increased from 72% in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>47% of workers in the USA and Canada say that their business&nbsp;operates&nbsp;according to an ESG framework. This is a significant increase from 33% in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a country level, there&nbsp;wasn\u2019t&nbsp;a large difference&nbsp;between the USA and Canada. ESG frameworks were slightly more common in the USA (48%) than in Canada (46%).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-NAM-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-NAM-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-NAM-1024x632.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-NAM-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-NAM-1536x948.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-NAM-1751x1080.webp 1751w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-NAM-584x360.webp 584w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-NAM-640x395.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-NAM-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1579\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"ESG Frameworks NAM\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1751px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>UK &amp; Ireland<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An average of 79% of workers in the UK and Ireland said that it was important that their employer actively works to reduce environment impact (UK: 79%, Ireland 79%). This was the highest score out of all regions surveyed, and an increase from 76% in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The picture is much more mixed when it comes to the implementation and understanding of ESG initiatives in the workplace. 55% of UK and Ireland workers said that their business&nbsp;operated&nbsp;according to an ESG framework \u2013 the highest amount of all regions surveyed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a country level, this is more common in the UK (56%) than in Ireland (47%). We also noted a higher level of \u2018I&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;know what this is\u2019 responses in Ireland (28%) than in the UK (22%).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-UKI-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-UKI-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-UKI-1024x632.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-UKI-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-UKI-1536x948.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-UKI-1751x1080.webp 1751w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-UKI-584x360.webp 584w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-UKI-640x395.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-UKI-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1579\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"ESG Frameworks UKI\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1751px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Nordics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>73% of Nordic respondents said that it was important that their employer actively works to reduce its environmental impact. This was lower than the global average, and the lowest score of all regions studied. There was no significant difference between the individual country scores on this (Sweden: 75%, Norway: 74%, Denmark: 73%, Finland: 72%).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>38% of workers in the Nordics say that their business&nbsp;operates&nbsp;according to an ESG framework. This is an increase&nbsp;from&nbsp;29% in 2025. However, we noted that this too was below the global average and the lowest score of all regions surveyed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On an individual country basis, Norway is leading in the Nordics in terms of ESG framework adoption, at 42%. Sweden is in the last position at 35%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We noted the high rate of \u2018I&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;know what this is\u2019&nbsp;response&nbsp;to this question in the Nordic region compared to the others.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit overflow-hidden text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0; border-radius:12px;\" >\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-center  w-full\">\n<section x-data=\"PegasusMediaBlock\"\n         x-intersect.threshold.25=\"onIntersect\"\n         class=\"Media relative mask-  aligncenter has-aspect-ratio\" \n         style=\"min-height: ; ;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\">\n                                    <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-Nordics-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-Nordics-300x181.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-Nordics-1024x618.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-Nordics-768x463.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-Nordics-1536x927.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-Nordics-1790x1080.webp 1790w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-Nordics-597x360.webp 597w, https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-Nordics-640x386.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ESG-frameworks-Nordics-scaled.webp\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1544\" class=\"image-original \" alt=\"ESG Frameworks Nordics\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1920px) 2560px, (min-width: 1199px) 1790px, (min-width: 992px) 1536px, (min-width: 767px) 1024px, (min-width: 375px) 768px\"  \/><\/picture>\n\n        \n            <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t        <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"Pegasus__Container w-full   relative h-fit  text-content-dark mobile-stacking-standard is-layout-flow wp-block-pegasus-container-is-layout-flow\" style=\"  padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-left:0; border-bottom-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;\" id=\"chapter-8\">\n\t        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t        \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-full is-flex-layout flex flex-col justify-start  container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0ffe3285 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-318ae61322ee1a6bb3c43964560d409f\" style=\"color:#000000bf\">CHAPTER 8: FINAL THOUGHTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>What&#8217;s&nbsp;next?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We can see from the data presented here that&nbsp;workers are now firmly linking safety with productivity. While&nbsp;the majority of&nbsp;workers see the benefit of digital tools for workplace safety, there is&nbsp;a&nbsp;gap&nbsp;in the provision of these tools, particularly in&nbsp;the Nordics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A connected software solution that spans\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/ehs-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EHS<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/homepage-2\/chemical-safety\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/chemical-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chemical safety<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/ehs-software\/lone-worker-2\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/ehs-software\/lone-worker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lone working<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/esg-software\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/esg-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sustainability<\/a>\u00a0as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/safety-learning-management-system\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ecoonline.com\/en-us\/safety-learning-management-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">training and learning<\/a>\u00a0can go a long way towards mitigating the\u00a0risks\u00a0identified\u00a0in our survey. 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