text: In terms of the overall EU27 average scores, the**most common reason**reported for taking preventive 
  action was**‘fulfilment of legal obligations’**(85% in 2014, 88% in 2019), followed by ‘meeting the 
  expectations of employees or their representatives’ (79% in 2014 and 81% in 2019), and**‘avoiding**
  **fines or sanctions from the labour inspectorate’**(77% in 2014 and 79% in 2019). This latter point is 
  interesting considering that ESENER 2019 reported a general decline in the number of establishments 
  inspected, suggesting that fear of penalties is a sustainable driver. 
  The**complexity of legal obligations**is still reported to be a major difficulty to address OSH by 41% of 
  establishments in the EU27 (2019). The country breakdown shows a very diverse picture though, the 
  highest shares being reported in Belgium and France (52% of establishments), as opposed to Latvia 
  (14%), Lithuania (15%) and Finland (16%). While most factors report a slight drop in their respective 
  shares between 2014 and 2019, a lack of time or staff shows an increase from 27% to 33% being 
  reported as a barrier to OSH management in 15 out of the 19 sectors (becoming the second most 
  reported factor). This is particularly the case among establishments in the Netherlands (39%), 
  Luxembourg (36%) and Malta (33%). 