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• Every year more than 4000 workers die due to accidents at work
• More than three million workers are victims of a serious accident at work
leading to an absence from work of more than three days
• 24.2% of workers consider that their H&S is at risk because of their work,
• 25% declared that work had a mainly negative effect on their health
• ILO - 159 500 fatal work-related diseases in 2008 for the EU-27
• 95500 cases of death due to cancer
• 4% - 8.5% of the total number of cancers is attributable to occupational
exposure
• Fatalities associated with chemical substances accounted for almost half of all
work-related deaths
European projects on health and safety at work
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EU level of managing OHS?
Policies & Strategies
Legislation, Directives and Regulations
Standards
Principles, Reccommendations
Institutions & Agencies (tripartite)
Social Dialogue (EFAs, SDC)
Guidelines, Practical instructions
Funding, Projects
National OHS policy - transposition and implementation
EU Social Policy: More and better quality jobs. A safe and healthy workingenvironment is an essential element of the quality ofwork.
EU Action in OHS: Has its legal bases in Article 137 of the EU Treaty.
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Using of the work equipment
89/655/EECWork Equipment (2)
89/391/EEC – Framework Directiveon the introduction of measures to encourage improvements
in the safety and health of workers at work
Specific activities
90/269/EECManual Handling of Loads (4)
90/270/EECDisplay Screen Equipments (5)
92/91/EECDrilling (11)
Workplace
89/654/EEC Workplace (1)92/57/EEC
Temporary/Mobile Construction Sites (8)
92/58/EEC Safety and/or Health Signs (9)
92/104/EEC Surface and Underground Mineral-
extracting Industries (12)
93/103/EC Fishing Vessel (13)
1999/92/ECExplosive Atmospheres (15)
Specific group of workers
92/85/EECPregnant and breastfeeding workers and worker who have recently given birth (10)
Personal protection
89/656/EECPersonal Protective Equipment (3)
Exposure to agents
90/394/EEC Carcinogens (6)
2000/54/ECBiological Agents (7)
98/24/EC Chemical Agents (14)
2000/44/ECVibrations (16)
2003/10/ECNoise (17)
2004/40/ECElectromagnetic Fields (18)
2000/39/ECIndicative occupationalexposure limit values
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A new EU Strategic Framework on H&S at work (2014-2020)
1. To improveimplementation ofexisting H&S rules, in particular byenhancing the capacity of MSEs to put in placeeffective and efficient risk prevention strategies
2. To improve theprevention of workrelated diseases bytackling new andemerging risks withoutneglecting existingrisks
3. To take account of the ageing of the EU's workforce.
1. Further consolidatenational strategies2. Facilitate compliance with OSH legislation,particularly by MSEs3. Enforcement of OSH legislation by MS4. Simplifying existinglegislation5. Address the ageing of workforce, emerging new risks, prevention of W-R and occ. diseases6. Improve statistical data collection, develop the information base7. Better coordinate EU and int. efforts to address OSH and engage with int. org.
1. Legislation2. EU Funds3. Social dialogue4. Communication and information5. Mainstreaming OHS toother politics6. Implementation of this framework
