Occupational safety and health in Europe - state and trends 2023 
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work – EU-OSHA 4 
6.3 Guidance and support ............................................................................................................. 125 
6.4 Prevention practices in enterprises ......................................................................................... 127 
6.5 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 130 
7 Methodological approaches, available data and research questions ...................................... 131 
7.1 The need for a detailed OSH information base ....................................................................... 131 
7.2 Quantitative data on OSH ........................................................................................................ 131 
7.3 Qualitative data and research .................................................................................................. 134 
7.4 Data and research – major evidence difficulties at EU level ................................................... 136 
7.4.1 Variety of OSH systems ................................................................................................ 137 
7.4.2 Reliable and measurable indicators ............................................................................. 137 
7.4.3 Relationship between preventive actions and outcomes ............................................. 139 
7.4.4 On the way to better evidence – major data, research gaps and open questions ....... 139