NDPHS OSH EG 25th August 2016 EG Chairs and ITAs 21st Meeting Moscow, Russia

NDPHS Strategy 2020 Strengthened occupational safety and health and well-being at work –through information and reporting systems, workplace activities and occupational health services NDPHS Action Plan To contribute to the improvement of working conditions by reducing occupational accidents and diseases and through improved occupational health and safety culture in the Northern Dimension area through a coordinated national system response.

NDPHS OSH objectives 6. Strengthen occupational safety and health and well-being at work 1.tripartite situational occupational safety and health (OSH) analysis for better decision-making basis for addressing OSH challenges; 2.coordinated national policy frameworks for health and safety at work and for the provision of working conditions conducive to health and well-being; 3.coordinated national policy for special national programmes for the development of occupational health services for all working people; 4.higher national commitment to combatting accidents and ill-health at work; 5.strengthened training framework for OSH staff; 6.better practical implementation of policies by improved information dissemination.

Admin Nominated members from Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, IOM, WHO, ILO, EU OSHA Chair, Mr. Wiking Husberg, Finland Co-chair, Mr. Remigijus Jankauskas, Lithuania ITA, Ms. Päivi Hämäläinen, Finland Generic Terms of Reference for OSH EG agreed by mail 2016 Next meeting jointly with BSN September 2016

ObjectiveActionProgress 1. Tripartite situational OSH analysis for better decision- making basis for addressing OSH challenges in the Northern Dimension area OSH EG thematic conference on occupational safety 20th Sep 2016 as part of 12th World Conference, Finland. themes are Safety at work - From policies to practice, Cost of lost labour input, Underreporting of occupational accidents, Cost of poor working conditions. over 100 registered participants Dissemination and promotion of the report Reliable occupational accident registration - indicator for prevention (Realocc Accidents project result) in the OSH EG thematic conference. Dissemination and promotion of the report Cost of lost labour input (Realocc Accidents project result) in the OSH EG thematic conference 2. Coordinated national policy frameworks for health and safety at work and for the provision of working conditions conducive to health and well-being National policy framework prepared, updating pending

ObjectiveActionProgress 3. Coordinated special national programmes for the development of occupational health services for all working people 1.A draft questionnaire and survey of quality standards of OH- specialists’ training started in autumn OSH EG group planning a new project focused on work-related diseases. 1.Holding 2.Accepted to finals, doing Terms of Reference 4. Higher national commitment to prevention of occupational hazards pending

ObjectiveActionProgress 5. Strengthened training framework for OHS staff in the Northern Dimension area Explore the training needs in the individual countries with the aim to develop suitable curricula for several countries in the region. The target above is part of the project proposal for COST program. Project proposal will be done jointly with BSN in autumn Better practical implementation of policies by improved information dissemination 1.Dissemination and promotion of the report Reliable occupational accident registration - indicator for prevention (Realocc Accidents project result) and Cost of lost labour input project results 2.Networking with other groups 1.in the OSH EG thematic conference 20 th Sep, Reports are disseminated to the Commission, ILO, EUROSTAT, EU OSHA, ETUI on their request. EUROSTAT will use the Realloc results to reconsider their correction factor in the EU statistics. The Cost methodology has been incorporated in the EU OSHA Cost estimation project. 2.OSH EG supports the project Arctic knowledge network on working environment