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William Cockburn European Risk Observatory, EU-OSHA
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Healthy WorkplacesGood for you. Good for business
Ljubljana, 25th October 2010
EU-OSHA
Established in 1996 in Bilbao
Mission:To help improve working conditions in the European Union by collecting, analysing and communicating technical, scientific and economic information related to OSH to Community bodies, Member States, the social partners and all those involved in the field of OSH
EU-OSHA is a tripartite organisation and brings together representatives from: o governments, employers’ and workers’ organisationso as well as from the European Commission
A network of Focal Points to support the Agency's activities
EU
EFTA/EEA
Candidate and potential candidate countries
Every Member State has a focal point
Every focal point has a tripartite national network
Extent of activity depends upon national structures
Health and safety at work:
• What is the scale of the challenge in Europe?
• What is EU-OSHA’s role?
Accidents at work
5,580 died in a fatal accident at work in 2007
7 million workers (3%) suffered an accident resulting in time off work
o In 1 in 4 cases, this was for longer than a month
o 800,000 had two or more accidents
o Equal to 83 million lost days, not including those who will never work again (25,000) and those still on sick leave during the study (363,000)
Work-related health problems and occupational diseases
8.6% of workers suffered a work-related health problem in 2007
o Approximately 23 million workers, of whom 2.1% (483,000) had two or more problems
12.5 million had to take time off work
o Approximately 367 million work days lost in 2007 (excluding 1.4 million who do not expect to work again)
o Longest absences related to cardiovascular problems, stress/depression/anxiety and lower body MSDs
Work-related health problems experienced in the past 12 months
Source: LFS ad hoc module 2007 – FR not included
EU-OSHA’s role
Identify OSH issues related to the changing world of worko Board, Focal Points, staff, stakeholders, Topic Centre, others
Analyse the issues and help coordinate researcho European Risk Observatory
Identify practical approaches to dealing with the issueso Working Environment Information Unit
Disseminate the informationo Communication and Promotion Unito Pan-European ‘Healthy workplaces’ campaigns
Bring together interest groups to share information and promote a positive health and safety cultureo Networks include EFTA/EEA, candidate, pre-accession countries
Internet-based information exchangewww.osha.europa.eu
Upcoming EU-OSHA activities
Coordination and promotion of researcho Seek consensus on priorities and encourage inclusion
of OSH in research programmes Foresight on new and emerging risks
o Identify risks arising due to demographic, scientific, technological, societal or economic changes
2012 Healthy Workplaces Campaigno Better Health and Safety at Work through Prevention
Provide workplace solutionso Online interactive risk assessment tool, economic
incentives, occupational health promotion, mainstreaming OSH into education
Thank you for your attention
http://ESENER.eu
http://osha.europa.eu