EU Policy on OSH The most developed area of social policies Community strategies since the 70ies A (nearly) comprehensive set of directives Improvement

EU Policy on OSH

The most developed area of social policies

Community strategies since the 70ies

A (nearly) comprehensive set of directives

Improvement of working conditions as aim of the treaty – Article 153

Fundamental workers right (ILO)

The role of the social partners

Sicurezza sul lavoro in edilizia – 8 May 2013 / Bologna

EU Legislation

Legislation as the basis for occupational health and participation

89/391 Framework Directive

20 Single Directives according Art. 16 of the Framework Directive

Example: 92/57 – Construction Site Directive

Prosperity phase 1989 ff.

Today: Stagnation

EU Policy on OSH


Framework conditions

The Crisis and its results on working conditions

“Precarisation” of the construction sector

The last community strategy – “the weakest we have ever seen”

Defensive of the Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs

Fundamental workers right (ILO)


Noise

Atmosphere

Lighting Workplace and tools

Work situation

and working hours

Breaks

Working environment

Work organisation

Work location

Position in the

hierarchy

Science

Work sciences

State of the art

Industrial and organisational psychology

Verifiedwork-scientificknowledge

Substances

Work requirement

and qualification

Workplace


Functional Differentiation

Functional differentiation - effects

Some consequences in terms of hazards and OSH strategies

Higher complexity = multi-factorial hazards

From accident to chemicals to work organisation

Needed: holistic approaches

Collaboration between the ”subsystems”

Research and development

Other policy areas


The relation of OSH to other policy areas

Gender Equality

Active aging

Sustainable development

Education

Research and development


Functional differentiation - consequences

The New Strategy – demands

General demands

Streamlining

Forms of employment

Financing

Concrete targets (not only accidents)

Strengthening labour inspectorates


The New Strategy – demands

Demands regarding the contents

Revision of the carcinogenic directive

Stronger application of the REACH regulation

Better classification of carcinogenic substances

Better protection of workers from carcinogens

Better recognition of cancers as occupational diseases (EU list of occupational diseases)


The New Strategy – state of play

The original planning of the European Commission:

Report in November

Together with the report: Outlook on the new strategy

Public consultation

Presentation of the next strategy – first half 2013

Discussion in the European Parliament



The new planning of the European Commission:

Report in March 2013

Together with the report: Outlook on the new strategy

Public consultation

Presentation of the next strategy – second half 2013

Discussion in the European Parliament



The reality:

Nothing has happened

Statement of Mr Andor at the ETUC conference on 24 April

Some statements from sectorial social partners / ACHS / member states

Needed: pressure form the national level


EFBWW campaign

• Registration of all asbestos sources

• Qualification of workers

• Safe working conditions

• The recognition of all asbestos related diseases

• Compensation for all diseases

”Europe 2023 – Asbestos Free”


Verbrauch von Asbest und Verbot von Asbest– 2010

500-2000 Tonnen 2000-10,000 Tonnen >10,000 Tonnen Verbot

Quelle: USGS Apparent Consumption data (2009) and IBAS National Ban Lists

Asbestos: Initiative report of the European Parliament

Rapporteur: Stephen Hughes UKThe report was adopted at 14 March 2013Addressee: European CommissionThe report is avaialbe in all languageshttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A7-2013-0025+0+DOC+XML+V0//IT

Will the European Commission react?


Initiative report of the European Parliament

62 Recommendations and demands are formulated

Registration of all asbestosThe development of removal plansTraining and qualificationThe recognition of asbestos related diseasesSupport for victimsA world wide ban of all kind of asbestos


Initiativbericht des Europäischen Parlaments

Removal programmesA coordinated asbestos strategy as part of the new community strategy (16)Action plans for the european, national and regional levels are demanded (24)Strengthening market surveilance (18)SLIC activities for the better application of asbesots directives (14)Änderung der Ausnahmebestimmungen zum Asbestverbot (17)


Initiative report of the European Parliament

ProposalsA model for the screening of asbestos (1,2)Combine the energy efficiency of buildings and the removal of asbestos (4,5)Special directive for the qualification of workers (10)Training for labour inspectorates (11)Harmonized proceedings for the recognition and compensation of diseases (19,21,23)


Revision of the carcinogenic directive

Binding occupational exposure limit values for 10 substances

Silica dust – highly disputed – a limit value of 0,1 mg/m³ is proposed

For hard wood dust a reduction from 5 to 3 mg is proposed – review after five years

Chromium VI – a limit value between 25 – 50 µg/m³ is considered

When the Commission will present a draft ???

No intention to also cover mutagensSicurezza sul lavoro in edilizia – 8 May 2013 / Bologna

Thank you very much for your attention

www.efbww.org


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EU Policy on OSH The most developed area of social policies Community strategies since the 70ies A (nearly) comprehensive set of directives Improvement