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TÍTULO DA APRESENTAÇÃO
Occupational accidents
and diseases
at public
establishments in EU
Vanda Caramelo
Director of Departament
Working Conditions Authority, Ministry of
Solidarity, Employement and Social Security
Portugal
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DA APRESENTAÇÃO
Summary
:
12 de Dezembro de 2008
1. Brief information about Portugal and the
Working Conditions Authority
2. Framework directive
3. Working Conditions in Public Administration –
Some dificulties
4. Accidents at work in EU – Characterization
5. Occupational diseases in EU – Characterization
6. Working Conditions in Public Administration –
Expose to risk factors
7. Final Comments
Belgrade, 3 rd June 2013
Vanda Caramelo
Portugal TÍTULO DA APRESENTAÇÃO
12 de Dezembro de 2008
Area: 92.000 Km
Population: 10.784 .000(2012)
Active population: 5.587 .000(2012)
Companies: 1.1000.000 (2012)
Workers: 3.735 .000 (2011)
Belgrade, 3 rd June 2013
Vanda Caramelo
The Authority for
Working Conditions
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General
Labour
Inspecti
on
Institute
for Safety
and
Health at
Work
Authority
for
Working
Condition
s
(Since
1 October
2007)
MISSION
12 de Dezembro de 2008
To promote the improvement of working conditions, by:
• controlling compliance with labour standards in the private sector
;
• promoting policies on prevention of OSH hazards;
• controlling compliance with laws and regulations concerning
Health and Safety in all economic sectors (private and public).
Occupational accidents and diseases at public establishments in EU
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1. The
Framework

directive
A safe, healthy working environment is a crucial factor in the individual’s quality
of life and is also a collective concern. Member State governments across the
EU recognise the social and economic benefits of better health and safety at
work.
 The main principles governing the protection of workers’ health and safety are laid
down in the 1989 Framework Directive (89/391/EEC), the basic objective of which is
to encourage improvements in occupational health and safety.
 All sectors of activity, both public and private, are covered by the Framework
Directive, which establishes the principle that the employer has a duty to ensure
workers’ safety and health in all aspects relating to work, while the worker has an
obligation, inter alia, to follow the employer’s health and safety instructions and
report potential dangers.
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2. Working
Conditions in Public Administration –
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a) Some dificulties

The concept of public administration;

The
lack
of
statistical
data
and
researchs
concerning the working conditions in the public
administration;

The lack of identification of causal agents and
respective
incidence
concerning
occupational
accidents and diseases at work

Policy context.
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4. Accidents
at work in EU - Characterization
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According to the LFS* ad hoc module 2007, 3.2% of the workers aged 15 to 64 had an
accident at work in the past 12 months in the EU27. This corresponds to
approximately 6.9 million persons in the EU27.
 In line, data from the ESAW** showed that 2.9% of the workers had an accident at work
with more than three days of sickness absence in 2007.
5580 workers died in a fatal accident in 2007.
 Accidents at work occurred more often in men, younger workers, and in workers with a
low educational level.
 It was estimated that accidents at work resulted in minimally 83 million calendar days of
sick leave in 2007. This does not yet include those workers that expect never to work again
and workers that were still on sick leave.
 The ESAW data showed that in the EU15 the occurrence of non-fatal accidents with more
than three days of sick leave decreased from 4% in 1999 to 2.9% in 2007.
 The number of fatal accidents in the EU15 decreased as well from 5275 persons in 1999 to
580 persons in 2007.

*The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a rotating random sample survey of persons in private households. The LFS 2007 covers
the 27 Member States of the European Union, Norway and Croatia. In 1999 and 2007 an ad hoc module with eleven
questions on health and safety at work was included.
**The European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) database contains harmonised data from administrative sources on
accidents at work since 1994.
Source: Health and safety at work in Europe
(1999–2007), A statistical portrait. 2010 Edition, Eurostat
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4. Accidents
at work in EU - Characterization
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The accidents at work
were more prominent in
the sectors:
• agriculture, hunting and
forestry;
• manufacturing;
•construction,
particularly among men.
Women in the sectors
“health and social work”
and “hotels and
restaurants” had more
often one or more
accidents than women
working in other sectors.
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4. Accidents
at work in EU - Characterization
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The decrease in the
ocurrence of accidents
at work between 1999
and 2007 was found in
most sectors in the
most countries - Aspect
that was also found in
the public
administration
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5. Occupational
diseases in EU - Characterization
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 In the EU27, 8.6% of the persons aged 15 to 64 that work or worked previously reported a
work-related health problem in the past 12 months according to the LFS ad hoc module 2007.
This corresponds to approximately 23 million persons.
 In total, 2.1% of the persons had two or more work-related health problems.
Musculoskeletal problems were most often reported as the main work-related health problem
(60%), followed by stress, depression or anxiety (14%). This was supported by data of the
EWCS 2005, in which backache, muscular pain, and stress were often reported by workers.
 The occurrence of work-related health problems increased with age. This increase slowed
down in workers aged 55 to 64 years. This is probably due to the fact that unhealthy workers
leave the workforce early.
 In addition, low educated workers reported work-related health problems more often. Low
educated persons more often identified musculoskeletal health problems as the most serious
work-related health problem, whereas high educated persons most often identified stress,
depression or anxiety as the main work-related health problem.
Source: Health and safety at work in Europe
(1999–2007), A statistical portrait. 2010 Edition, Eurostat
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5. Occupational
diseases in EU - Characterization
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• Work-related health problems most
often occurred in the sectors ‘agriculture,
hunting and forestry’ and ‘mining and
quarrying’.
• Especially among women, work-related
health problems were frequently reported
in the sector ‘health and social work’ too.
• In contrast, workers in the sectors
‘wholesale, retail trade and repair’,
‘financial intermediation’ and ‘real
estate, renting and business activities’
had relatively few work-related health
problems.
• In public administration, women have
higher levels of incidence of occupational
diseases, comparing with man.
Occupational accidents and diseases at public establishments in EU
5. Occupational
diseases in EU - Characterization
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• The increase in the occurrence of
work-related health problems
was present in all sectors, namely
in public administration.
• The greatest increase in the
occurrence of work-related health
problems was found in the sectors
‘mining and quarrying’, ‘hotels and
restaurants’, and ‘electricity, gas
and water supply’.
• The increase in the occurrence of
work-related health problems was
relatively low in the sectors ‘health
and social work’ and ‘construction’.
However, it should be noted that
especially in the sector ‘health and
social work’, the occurrence of
work-related health problems was
already relatively high in 1999.
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6. Working
Conditions in Public Administration –
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Expose to risk factors
Employees in the public
administration sector
report a higher than
average level of violence
at work (that is, threats
or actual acts of physical
violence from colleagues
and non-colleagues).
Furthermore, absence
due to health problems is
highly prevalent in this
sector compared to the
average.
Source: European Foundation for
the Improvement of Living and
Working Conditions, Eurofound’s
European Working Conditions
Surveys (EWCS), 2005
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TÍTULO7.
DAFinal
APRESENTAÇÃO
Comments
The lack of statistical data
European statistics on accidents at work (ESAW)
During the period of the OSH Strategy, two regulations on European statistics on
accidents at work were adopted:
o Regulation (EC) No 1338/20087;
o Regulation (EU) No 349/201174.
These two Regulations will help make data more comparable across the Member
States, even though Member States still have to do the work necessary to improve
the coverage of the different variables (i.e. types of accidents, types of workers,
NACE sectors covered).
There is a considerable time gap in the provision of ESAW data. At the end of 2012,
the latest data available dated back to 2010, or even 2009 for some variables.
European Occupational Diseases Statistics (EODS).
Similar progress has not been made in relation to EODS, where activities have been
given lower priority and the methodological challenges are greater. This is especially
due to different systems of recognition and reporting on occupational diseases in
the Member States.
Source: COMMISSION
STAFF WORKING
DOCUMENT,
Evaluation
of the European
2007-2012
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Health
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Establisments
– on health
and safety at work.
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Every
three and a half minutes, somebody in
.
European Union dies from work-related causes
Every year around 160.000 people die in the
UE die as a result of illness or accidents
caused by working conditions.
It's time to act!
Source European Agency for Safety
and Health at Work
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