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on occupation and sector , between 15% and 30% of workers are exposed to such risks.  No or very 
minor decreases of these risks could be seen during the past 15 years. 
In both the ESENER and the EWCS survey s52 there is a similar share of ‘Yes  responses’ when asked 
for the presence of such risks. 53 In ESENER a set of questions is related to the risks present in the 
enterprise. The figure below shows the res ponses from ESENER 2014 and ESENER 2019 regarding 
physical health risks.54  
 
Figure 16: Exposure to physical risks – ESENER, EWCS and LFS