Every year more than 4000 workers die due to accidents at work More than three million workers are victims of a serious accident at work leading to an absence from work of more than three days 24.2% of workers consider that their H&S is at risk because of their work, 25% declared that work had a mainly negative effect on their health ILO fatal work-related diseases in 2008 for the EU cases of death due to cancer 4% - 8.5% of the total number of cancers is attributable to occupational exposure Fatalities associated with chemical substances accounted for almost half of all work-related deaths European projects on health and safety at work

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Deaths associated with work-related diseases in the EU28

EU level of managing OHS? Policies & Strategies Legislation, Directives and Regulations Standards Principles, Reccommendations Institutions & Agencies (tripartite) Social Dialogue (EFAs, SDC) Guidelines, Practical instructions Funding, Projects National OHS policy - transposition and implementation EU Social Policy: More and better quality jobs. A safe and healthy working environment is an essential element of the quality of work. EU Action in OHS: Has its legal bases in Article 137 of the EU Treaty.

Using of the work equipment 89/655/EEC Work Equipment (2) 89/391/EEC – Framework Directive on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work 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 Mineral- extracting Industries (12) 93/103/EC Fishing Vessel (13) 1999/92/EC Explosive Atmospheres (15) Specific group of workers 92/85/EEC Pregnant and breastfeeding workers and worker who have recently given birth (10) Personal protection 89/656/EEC Personal Protective Equipment (3) 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) 2000/39/EC Indicative occupational exposure limit values Legislative Framework

A new EU Strategic Framework on H&S at work ( ) 6 EU Instruments 7 key strategic objectives 3 key challenges 1. To improve implementation of existing H&S rules, in particular by enhancing the capacity of MSEs to put in place effective and efficient risk prevention strategies 2. To improve the prevention of work related diseases by tackling new and emerging risks without neglecting existing risks 3. To take account of the ageing of the EU's workforce. 1. Further consolidate national strategies 2. Facilitate compliance with OSH legislation, particularly by MSEs 3. Enforcement of OSH legislation by MS 4. Simplifying existing legislation 5. Address the ageing of workforce, emerging new risks, prevention of W-R and occ. diseases 6. Improve statistical data collection, develop the information base 7. Better coordinate EU and int. efforts to address OSH and engage with int. org. 1. Legislation 2. EU Funds 3. Social dialogue 4. Communication and information 5. Mainstreaming OHS toother politics 6. Implementation of this framework