1. 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
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250 million occupational accidents
335,000 fatal occupational accidents
160 million occupational occupational diseases
4% of gross national product is lost
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3. The ILO global annual estimate for all work-related deaths is
1.2 million workers
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme
SafeWork: Goals
Protecting workers in hazardous jobs
Extending protection
Promoting workers’ health and well-being
Showing that protection pays
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7. 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
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8. 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
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Reactive vs. Proactive
proactive
management
reactive
past
experts
future
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10. ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme
An example of an ILO SafeWork activity that addresses newly emerging occupational health problems
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11. SOLVE: A Unique Strategy to Address the Problems
Stress
Alcohol and drugs
Violence
HIV-AIDS
Tobacco
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12. 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
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13. 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
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14. 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
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SOLVE: The Approach
A combined approach allows for the development and application of strategies (in the five subject areas) within a comprehensive organizational policy.
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The Comprehensive Enterprise Policy
The Comprehensive Enterprise Policy PR
HRD
Production
Marketing
Finance
SOLVE
Occupational Safety
and Health
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17. 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
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18. ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme
Policy
Concept
Action
Workers
Employers
Government
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19. ILO: The ILO SafeWork Programme
David Gold, PhD
Senior Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Office
International Labour Office
1211 Geneva 22
Switzerland
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