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The Role of Trade Unions in promoting OHS improvements at national and enterprise level
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Strenghtening Social Dialogue for Improving OSH in South East Europe Budapest 28 - 29 June 2007
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Background
Technical University Mining Industry Branch Trade Union TUTB ETUI - REHS HEalth and SAfety Department
Co-ordinating the involvement of New MS + CC OHSMS Migrant workers H&S
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European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety
WHO ARE WE?
58 employees 32 women 26 men 29 employed as officers
3 departments
34 persons in the Research Dep. 14 persons in the Education Dep. 10 persons in the Health and Safety Dep.
A diversity of professional backgrounds, nationalities, identities and cultural

backgrounds
We are a newly created, non-profit international organisation created by the

European Trade Union Confederation
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ETUI-REHS HESA Department
http://hesa.etui-rehs.org/uk
Support and technical expertise to the ETUC Support to workers group within ACHS of Luxembourg and Bilbao Resources for EU policies Prevention systems forming part of coherent strategies Work organisation / Precarioius work / Non-standard conditions Workers H&S representation Application of EU legislation Enlargement Psychosocial risks - stress, violence MSD Chemicals Asbestos Work equipment safety / CEN Information: Publications - HESA Mail - HESA Newsletter Training
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OSH is a fundamental right
Every worker has the right to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety and dignity
(Art. 31 of the European Charter)
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Key points?
Autonomy Democracy Strategy Priorities Resources Social Dialogue (who implement legislation?) Tripartism Individual experience Collective knowledge
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The role?
Prevention Representative of workers Building of competencies Increasing of knowledge Increasing of awareness
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The role?
Participation Monitoring To make things visible Co-legislator Action
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The tools?
Legislation (I,C & P) H&S Reps Negotiations = Social Dialogue Training Bargaining Networking Cooperation with all the actors
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Co-operation of all the actors

Coll. & other agreements Written Form Education Funds Enforcement
Role of the state
Systematic H&S Management Democracy
CO-OPERATION
SOCIAL DIALOGUE &
Research Resources
Partnership Independency Co-ordination
Workers Reps New Forms
Promotion Media Avareness
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Single European Act (1987)

Art.
100a
95
Art.
118a
137
Establishment and functioning of the internal market
Improvement of the working environment.
Directives are
Directives lay down
binding
Product
minimum standards
Social
Directives
Machinery directive
Standardisation
Framework directive
Recommendations
Directives
Standardisation
Individual directives
Transposition and implementation into national law
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EU legal initiatives
The Council Directive 89/391/EEC

+ 18 individual directives
Minimum standards
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on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work
89/391/EHS Framework Directive
Using of the work equipment 89/655/EEC Work Equipment (2)
Specific group of workers 92/85/EEC Pregnant and breastfeeding workers and worker who have recently given birth (10)
Specific activities 90/269/EEC Manual Handling of Loads (4) 90/270/EEC Display Screen Equipments (5) 92/91/EEC Drilling (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 Mineralextracting Industries (12) 93/103/EC Fishing Wessels (13) 1999/92/EC Explosive Athmospheres (15) Exposure to agents 90/394/EEC Carcinogens (6) 2000/54/EC Biological Agents (7) 98/24/EC Chemical Agents (14) 2000/44/EC Vibrations (16) 2003/10/EC Noise (17) 2004/40/EC Electromagnetic Fields (18) Personal protection 89/656/EEC Personal Protective Equipment (3)
2000/39/EC Indicative occupational exposure limit values
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OHS directives which are not directly under Framework Directive 89/391/EEC
91/383/EEC
Temporary Workers
Young Workers
94/33/EC
Working Time
93/104/EC 2000/34/EC 2000/79/EC 2002/15/EC
1983/477/EC 1999/77/EC 2003/18/EC

Asbestos
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New and Candidate Countries A heavy workload of implementation

Historical background Time factor Other priorities Social dialogue unnecessary obstacle Need to improve communication Limited resources Lack of government participation Lack of funds and awareness Missing economic incentives Inadequate infrastructure
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Key principles of EU OHS law

Prevention
Hierarchy of prevention measures Continuous improvement
Health and Safety

Employers responsibility Social dialogue and participation of employees Multidisciplinarity in preventive services & holistic approach
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to work
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SAFE and HEALTHY workplace
MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES versus SOCIAL DIALOGUE ? or
BROAD CO-OPERATION AMONG ALL THE ACTORS?
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What is needed ?
Strategy
Priorities Resources
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Succesful management to prevent accidents
Initial Review
Promotion of a new preventive approach OHS Policy Increasing of awareness, training OHS services Risk assessment and documentation Prevention plans, implementation Measuring efficiency Enforcement WORKERS PARTICIPATION
Measuring Efficiency Application Performance Audit Revision Planning Organisation
Policy Improvements
Setting up OHS Policy
Organisational Improvements
Developing of the techniques for planning, measurements and evaluations
Feed-back for the innovation of the Efficiency
Social Dialogue Committee Conference: Postal Occupational Safety Today & Tomorrow Budapest 23-24 March 2005
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Hirearchy of prevention measures

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Avoid risks Evaluate the risks that cannot be avoided Combat risks at source Adapt the work to the individual Adapt to technical progress Replace dangerous by non-dangerous or less dangerous Develop a coherent overall prevention policy
8.
9.
Give collective protective measures priority over individual ones

Give appropriate instructions
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7 principles of
Find a substitution
accident prevention
Control the risk Identify hazard
Protect yourself Evaluate the risk
Eliminate
the risk
OR ESCAPE!
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The Role of Trade Unions in promoting OHS improvements at national and enterprise level

Co-ordinating the involvement of New MS + CC OHSMS Migrant workers H&S

A diversity of professional backgrounds, nationalities, identities and cultural

We are a newly created, non-profit international organisation created by the

ETUI-REHS HESA Department

OSH is a fundamental right

Prevention Representative of workers Building of competencies Increasing of knowledge Increasing of awareness

Participation Monitoring To make things visible Co-legislator Action

Co-operation of all the actors

Systematic H&S Management Democracy

SOCIAL DIALOGUE &

Partnership Independency Co-ordination

Workers Reps New Forms

Promotion Media Avareness

Single European Act (1987)

Establishment and functioning of the internal market

Improvement of the working environment.

Directives lay down

Transposition and implementation into national law

The Council Directive 89/391/EEC

89/391/EHS Framework Directive

Using of the work equipment 89/655/EEC Work Equipment (2)

2000/39/EC Indicative occupational exposure limit values

93/104/EC 2000/34/EC 2000/79/EC 2002/15/EC

1983/477/EC 1999/77/EC 2003/18/EC

New and Candidate Countries A heavy workload of implementation

Key principles of EU OHS law

Hierarchy of prevention measures Continuous improvement

Health and Safety

SAFE and HEALTHY workplace

MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES versus SOCIAL DIALOGUE ? or

BROAD CO-OPERATION AMONG ALL THE ACTORS?

Succesful management to prevent accidents

Setting up OHS Policy

Developing of the techniques for planning, measurements and evaluations

Feed-back for the innovation of the Efficiency

Hirearchy of prevention measures

Give collective protective measures priority over individual ones

Protect yourself Evaluate the risk

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