text: ***7.4.4 On the way to better evidence – major data, research gaps and open***
  
  ***questions***
  
  This report used EU-OSHA reports, foresight studies and reviews, and several EU-wide surveys and 
  statistics on working conditions, namely ESENER, EWCS, Eurostat’s statistical data, the Eurostat LFS 
  and its Ad hoc modules, the Flash Eurobarometer, academic reviews, and data and reports from EU 
  institutions or EU agencies like DG EMPL, DG SANTE, Eurofound, EIGE, FRA, Cedefop, ECHA and 
  from international organisations like the ILO, WHO, OECD, ICOH, UN and UNEP. These statistics, 
  surveys and reports**mostly apply a harmonised EU-wide or international approach**to make the 
  situation in different countries comparable. 
  
  Many more**national statistics and surveys on working conditions exist**, often with a higher level of 
  detail, but they are rarely used for a comparative view, due to the inevitable methodological differences. 
  Costly research work would be needed to cover all relevant national studies and monitoring data in all 
  EU languages and conclude from these overviews on the situation in the EU27. 
  
  European Agency for Safety and Health at Work – EU-OSHA 