icoh 2015 - trends and challenges of osh in europe

Safety and health at work is everyone’s concern. It’s good for you. It’s good for business.

Trends and challenges of occupational safety and health in EuropeDr Christa Sedlatschek

Director1 June 2015

31st International Congress on Occupational Health (ICOH) Seoul

APOSHO Asian Policy Forum

http://osha.europa.eu

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EU-OSHA

The European Union body responsible for the

collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant

information to serve the needs of those involved

in safety and health at work


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OSH in the EU

• 85% of workers satisfied with the health and safety situation in their workplace (EB 2014), thanks to the comprehensive legislation and policy actions implemented by EU, Member States and social partners.

• However: − > 4 000 workers die of accidents at work and > 3 million workers

are victims of a serious accident at work.− 160 000 deaths annually are attributed to work-related diseases,

95 000 of which to occupational cancer. − Costs due to work-related sick leave, work-related diseases and

accidents are unacceptably high and put a heavy burden on competitiveness and social security budgets in addition to workers’ health.


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Analytical model: Determinants of OSH


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Why no risk assessment?

Smaller businesses lack the awareness of the hazards and risks they face


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Needs of small and micro-enterprises

Awareness raising Practical support tools


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The health problem in the EU

• More than 150,000 work-associated deaths annually (ILO estimate)

• € 490 billion cost to the EU economy


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Hazards, risks, and risk factors


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Demographic change: Age, gender, mobility


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Fewer young and more older workers


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Workability by age and occupation

<25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-640

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construction worker roofer

potter businesspeople

parliamentarian scientist

Age

Dayssickleave


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ESENER-2 - Difficulties in addressing health and safety, by country: the complexity of legal obligations (% establishments, EU-28).

Base: all establishments in the EU-28.

Lithuania

Slovenia

Latvia

Finland

Denmark

Estonia

Malta

Sweden

Romania

Hungary

Slovakia

United Kingdom

Bulgaria

Luxembourg

Spain

Ireland

Czech Republic

Austria

Cyprus

Croatia

Germany

EU-28

Poland

Portugal

Netherlands

Belgium

France

Greece

Italy

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Major difficulty Minor difficulty Not a difficulty No answer


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EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work – 2014-2020

Identifies the challenges

1. Implementation Different approaches to implementation in EU Particular challenge for micro and small enterprises

2. Work-related diseases 4-8% of cancers due to occupational

exposure workplace stress, musculo-skeletal disorders

3. Demographic change working population between 55-64 set to

increase older workers need to stay healthy to retirement


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EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work – 2014-2020

Objectives focus on structural issues

1. Consolidation of national strategies

2. Facilitate compliance, especially in MSEs

3. Better enforcement by Member States

4. Simplifying legislation

5. Ageing, new risks, occupational diseases

6. Improving statistical data collection

7. Better international coordination


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EU-OSHA strategic approach

EU Strategic Framework

Multi-annual strategic programme

Identified priorities

Annual Management Plan

Specific projects


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EU-OSHA’s multi-annual strategic programme 2014-2020

Anticipating change• Foresight methodology• Research priorities

Facts and figures• MSEs• Older workers• ESENER• Work related diseases• Benefits of OSH

OSH tools• OIRA• E-Tools

Raising awareness• Campaigning

Networking knowledge• OSHWiki• OSH Strategies

Networking• International networking


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