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The Global Situation: Occupational Injuries and Diseases 250 million occupational accidents 335,000 fatal occupational accidents 160 million occupational occupational diseases 4% of gross national product is lost ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme 250 million occupational accidents 335,000 fatal occupational accidents 160 million occupational occupational diseases 4% of gross national product is lost ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

The ILO global annual estimate for all work-related deaths is 1.2 million workers ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme SafeWork: Some Facts Small-scale industries have a doubled risk Developing countries may have a ten-fold risk The risk in hazardous jobs is 100 times higher risk than in average jobs ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme SafeWork: Strategy Integrating new aspects into occupational safety and health such as drugs and alcohol, stress and HIV-AIDS Strengthening knowledge, advocacy and capacity building Developing a global technical cooperation programme Fostering institutional collaboration, networking and partnerships ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme SafeWork: Goals Protecting workers in hazardous jobs Extending protection Promoting workers’ health and well-being Showing that protection pays ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme Means of Action ILO Standards Conventions Recommendations Codes of Practice Guidance documents National SafeWork Programmes Specific activities in occupational safety and occupational health ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

The Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 A framework for a national occupational safety and health programme The role of government The responsibilities of employers The duties of workers Tripartite advisory mechanisms ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme Reactive vs. Proactive proactive management reactive past experts future ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme An example of an ILO SafeWork activity that addresses newly emerging occupational health problems ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

SOLVE: A Unique Strategy to Address the Problems Stress Alcohol and drugs Violence HIV-AIDS Tobacco ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

Each of These Health-Related Problems Has Certain Similarities They cost the enterprise a great deal of money They impact on productivity Their outcomes can have far-reaching effects beyond the workplace They are quite different from the traditional workplace safety and health problems and their management requires unique strategies ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme Emerging health-related problems health at work Stress Violence HIV/AIDS Tobacco Alcohol and drugs Increased absenteeism Increased turnover Loss of skills Loss of tacit knowledge Declining morale Insurance costs Retirement funds Increasing demands for training and recruitment Safety and health Increased health problems in the community with declining markets labour pool and suppliers Medical assistance Counselling Increased costs Declining profits Declining productivity Source: UN AIDS ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

SOLVE: A Response to the Problem ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme Develop comprehensive policies that will reduce costs and improve productivity Improve psycho-social working conditions RRelieve the burden from the worker ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme SOLVE: The Approach A combined approach allows for the development and application of strategies (in the five subject areas) within a comprehensive organizational policy. ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme The Comprehensive Enterprise Policy The Comprehensive Enterprise Policy PR HRD Production Marketing Finance SOLVE Occupational Safety and Health ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme SOLVE: Can It Lead to Positive Change? Increasing the awareness of the problems faced, increasing knowledge immediately applying the knowledge learnt…. Will cause a positive change of attitudes, behaviour and practices Will result in increased productivity, decreased losses and a reduction in injury, disease and death ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme Policy Concept Action Workers Employers Government ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme

ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme David Gold, PhD Senior Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Office International Labour Office 1211 Geneva 22 Switzerland email: gold@ilo.org ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme