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Health and safety: Challenges of the new Strategy
Lothar LißnerKooperationsstelle Hamburg IFE (KOOP)
EMPL Introductory WorkshopPolicy areas and current challenges in the field of Employment and Social Affairs at EU levelWorkshop organised by Policy Department A22 – 23 September 2014
Background of this presentation EU - Evaluation of the regulatory
impact of EU-Directives EU - Evaluation of Costs and Benefits of OSH EU - Database on Exposed workers ILO - Global OSH strategy evaluation International strategy overview National strategy evaluation DE Analysis and advice on work organisation and OSH
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Three challenges of the new strategy
1. Improving the implementation record (particularly by supporting SMEs and micro
enterpr.)2. Improving the prevention of work-related diseases by tackling existing, new and emerging risks3. Tackling demographic change
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Seven objectives Further consolidate national strategies Facilitate compliance with OSH legislation, particularly by micro
and small enterprises Better enforcement of OSH legislation by Member States Simplify existing legislation Address the ageing of the workforce, emerging new risks,
prevention of work-related and occupational diseases Improve statistical data collection and develop the information
base Better coordinate EU and international efforts to address OSH
and engage with international organisations
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Major components of the OSH-infrastructure Ministries of Labour or Ministries of Health or Social Affairs - Legislation Labour inspection (partly keeping all working conditions under
surveillance, partly only competent for OSH) Accident insurance (recognition / compensation of work accidents and
work related diseases, private, public or mixed systems, guidance and regulation)
Enterprises - Obligations for enterprises (e.g. resources for OSH according to the legislation) and voluntary activities
Rules and institutions for the education and training of professionals and practitioners
Bodies (public / private) - technical standards and norms Communications channels – official channels, journals and events Research institutes - public, private or mixed systems
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Very insufficient data of the work place situation Data on work accidents in Europe –
Underreporting and doubt on figures
Influence of work on the health situation – Few reliable data for extreme exposures
Development of the quantity and quality of risk factors and exposures at workplaces From noise over chemicals and air quality to heavy and tiring work to violence and aggression
Prevention level in enterprises Organisation, awareness, competence
Effectiveness of public infrastructure
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Key indicators for safety risks Work accidents –
more than 3 days, fatal, traffic related
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Occupational cancer Musculo-skeletal diseases Mental disorders Listed occupational diseases
Key indicators for health risks
Main changes in three areas Work organisation Workforce structure Technical progress
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Example - Work organisation Work pace Units have become smaller Work is more ‘project oriented’ Steering happens less via hierarchies Time schedules and working arrangements
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Illustrating the differences - 1980
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Illustrating the differences: 1995 and 2010
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Five main conclusions Better data Improve the prevention level in enterprises Modernise the legislation Rethink the concept of occupational diseases Activate the health and pension insurances, who
currently pay the bill of bad prevention, start with workers with high and multiple work loads
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ContactDr. Lothar Lissner
Kooperationsstelle Hamburg IFE Humboldtstr. 67a,
22083 Hamburg+49-40-484010-100www.kooperationsstelle-hh.de
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