The costs of occupational safety and health for companies, but also for individual workers, are
very much influenced by the national system of social security. Also, the national healthcare
system may have cost effects. In many countries, regulations exist that somehow bring back the
costs to the company or person who inflicted the costs (so-called cost internalisation). This may
work as an economic incentive to prevent future injuries or diseases. The most relevant issues
in social security and the healthcare system are the follow