Europe has been subject to tremendous changes in terms of flexibility of work and labour in response to
macro trends like globalisation and the resulting fierce market competition. Such changes in the world of
work can give rise to new safety risks. Although the effects of ‘‘changing work environment” are fairly
documented for psychosocial and ergonomic risks, the subsequent effects on occupational safety are less
investigated. This paper sets a general framework on changing work environment presenting prominent
descriptions by various institutes