Antonio Cammarota DG EMPL/B3 Health and Safety EU OSH Information System A new European tool on OSH policy Fourth ACSH Workshop on National OSH Strategies Luxembourg, 15-16 October 2018 Antonio Cammarota DG EMPL/B3 Health and Safety

Background Implementation of the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020 (COM(2014) 332) Two Key Strategic Objectives covered: Consolidate and extend the information network on national OSH strategies Enhance information tools for evidence-based policy-making, including monitoring the implementation of the EU SF

Background Development of monitoring tools also a priority for the 2017 Commission Communication "Safer and Healthier Work for All" COM(2017) 12 "Evidence based policies need hight quality, comparable and timely data"

Background Building on the experience of the 2009 Scoreboard, and based on the priorities of the EU OSH Strategic Framework 2014-2020, the Commission decided to start this project in 2015

Why an EU OSH Info System? Provide the EU OSH policy with a new integrated instrument to monitor the situation of OSH in the EU

Why an EU OSH Info System? Main aims: Establish a reliable and stable on-line information system on OSH in Europe, based on data of the relevant national and European data providers Provide a single entry to complex and multi-perspective information for all interested parties and stakeholders Reinforce the evidence base for better tailored initiatives at EU level

The construction process Two-year contract signed by DG EMPL in March 2016 with an external consultant, finalised in March 2018 Main actors: Group of contact points on national OSH strategies, ACSH (WP “EU OSH Info System”), EU-OSHA The final project provides an operational model of the EU OSH information system, based on a set of interrelated structural elements and indicators Finalisation (visualisation) and follow-up of the project by EU-OSHA (the project is now part of its multiannual programming document)

Main Features The system is structured around 14 indicators distributed into four main categories: Generic Information (includes 3 indicators: OSH authorities, Economic and sector profile & Workforce profile) OSH Steering (includes 3 indicators: National strategies, Regulation & Social dialogue) OSH outcomes and working conditions (includes 6 indicators: Work accidents, Health perception of workers, OSH culture and health awareness, Working conditions and prevention, Prevention in companies/enterprises & Worker involvement) OSH infrastructure and monitoring capacity (includes 2 indicators: Enforcement capacity & Availability of OSH statistics and surveys

Main Features The system brings together and processes data from different sources (e.g. ESAW, ESENER, EWCS, LFS) and presents them on a single "smart" visualisation platform It rests on existing statistic tools and surveys, which have lengthy been discussed in the preparatory phase and have eventually been identified as the most reliable sources for feeding into the system and for future update.

Main Features The role of Member States – via the group of experts on national strategies – has been defined from the beginning as that of political validators of the information collected Cost efficiency: no additional burdens for Member States or other actors involved

Future Developments ACSH to adopt an opinion on the EU OSH Info System at the forthcoming November plenary EU-OSHA to complete the visualization process in 2019 Clear mechanisms for maintenance and update of the system need to be defined and put in place accordingly

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