1. Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002
Workshop on OSH Monitoring Systems European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Bilbao,
ILO SafeWork InFocus Programme: Update on monitoring of occupational safety and health data and development of national indicators and country profiles
Dr. Brigitte Froneberg InFocus Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment International Labour Organization

2. History and Goals of the ILO
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002
Industrial Revolution … 1. World War …Industrialized Countries … poor working conditions … high rates of unemployment … :
Constitution of the ILO (1919)
for
humanitarian reasons
political reasons
economic reasons
 « Golden Age of Standard Setting »

3. History and Goals of the ILO
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002
Economic liberalization … globalization …open societies … predominance of market forces …flexibilization …unemployment … increasing social polarization:
Programmatic adaptation of the ILO (1999):
« Decent Work »
fundamental principles and rights at work
employment
social protection
social dialogue

4. History and Goals of the ILO
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002
Economic liberalization … globalization …open societies … predominance of market forces …flexibilization …unemployment … increasing social polarization:
Programmatic adaptation of the ILO (1999):
« Decent Work »
Review/updating of regulation
integrated approach
new partnerships (business community)
decentralized systems of collaboration in areas of common concern

5. Problem Occupational injuries and diseases
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002
Problem Occupational injuries and diseases
360,000 fatalities
270 million accidents
160 million occupational diseases
4% of gross national product is lost
ILO estimates of work-related death in the year 2000:
1.9 – 2.3 Million

6. Global estimated work-related Mortality
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002
Global estimated work-related Mortality

7. SafeWork – Priorities in Industrialized Countries
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002
SafeWork – Priorities in Industrialized Countries
Stress
Ageing workforce
Right to know
Chemicals
Ergonomics
Management and safety culture
Occupational health services
New technologies
etc.

8. SafeWork - Priorities in Developing Countries
Agriculture
Other dangerous occupations
Major accidents and fires
Safety, housekeeping and productivity
Silicosis - work related diseases
Vulnerable groups, child workers
Transfer of technology
etc.
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002

9. Compensated Cost of occupational injuries and diseases
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002
Compensated Cost of occupational injuries and diseases

10. Governance Governance by Regulation Governance by Information
Enforcement
Implementation
Inspection
Evaluation
Governance by Information
Information
Education
Training
Campaigns
Good practices
Successful cases
Competitions
Demonstrations
Interventions
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002

11. ILO Strategies Classical approach Management system approach
ILO Standards (Conventions, Recommendations, Codes of Practice) ratified, adapted into national regulation
Enforcement and advisory services by Labour Inspection
Knowledge: information services and research
Advocacy: training, promotion, partnerships
Alliances, technical cooperation and twinning, and resource mobilization
Classical approach
Management system approach
at enterprise level: ILO-OSH 2001 “Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems”
at national level:
National OSH Programme
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002

12. Planning and Implementing Measuring Performance Reviewing Performance
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002
Policy
Organizing
Auditing
Planning and Implementing
Measuring Performance
Reviewing Performance
(Source: HSE 1997)
Information link
Control link
Key elements of successful health and safety management
National policy on OSH
OSH structure, organization
Implementation plan with OSH objectives, time limits, measur-able targets
Review and adjustment of OSH system

13. ILO National indicators
part of an integrated approach towards better OSH
stimulate action for improvement
indicate strong/weak points of national OSH system
assist in setting priorities for action
used for follow up
should be:
reliable and valid
easily available
easily comprehensible
demonstrative
instructive
National Indicators
National OSH Programme
Country Profile
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002

14. National OSH Programme
ILO Country profile
provide practical information on ongoing activities at country level
enable the country to identify gaps in the legal, institutional, administrative and technical infrastructure related to the management of OSH
provide means for improved coordination among all parties interested in OSH
should:
be prepared at country level
include basic data on all parameters with influence on OSH management at national and enterprise level
National Indicators
National OSH Programme
Country Profile
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002

15. National OSH System
(J. Rantanen)
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002

16. ILO Integrated approach survey
The survey methodology is currently being tested in
·        Azerbaijan
·        Uzbekistan
·        Russia (?)
·        Costa Rica
·        Mexico
·        China
with the assistance of regional ILO experts.
Results are expected by the end of 2002.
ILO Integrated approach survey
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002

17. Intgrated Approach survey – SafeWork Website
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002

18. Relationship Integrated Approach Survey – ILO Conventions etc.
ILO - Con- ventions - Recom- men- dations - Codes of Prac- tice
Relationship Integrated Approach Survey – ILO Conventions etc.
Brigitte Froneberg ILO 10/2002

19. ILO Integrated approach survey
collects information on:
ILO Integrated approach survey
OSH legislative frame work
National policy and review mechanism
Coordination and collaboration, including collective bargaining
OSH technical standards, guidelines and management systems
OSH system implementation means and tools
Statistics of occupational accidents and diseases
Policies and programmes of employers’ and workers’ organizations
Regular and ongoing activities related to OSH
General data
Other relevant information
Elements for in put in the situation analysis (preliminary expert opinion)
Brigitte Froneberg, ILO 10/2002