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Current and Future Developments of the EU Health and Safety Policy

Current and Future Developments of the EU Health and Safety Policy. EBC Closing Conference “Improving health and safety in construction crafts and SMEs” London, 13 November 2009 Antonio Cammarota European Commission, DG EMPL/F4 - Luxembourg "Health, Safety and Hygiene at Work".

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Current and Future Developments of the EU Health and Safety Policy

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  1. Current and Future Developments of the EU Health and Safety Policy EBC Closing Conference “Improving health and safety in construction crafts and SMEs” London, 13 November 2009 Antonio Cammarota European Commission, DG EMPL/F4 - Luxembourg "Health, Safety and Hygiene at Work"

  2. Achievements • Considerable reduction of work-related accidents and diseases in the last 20 years in the EU • OSH • one the most developed areas of the EU social policy • one of the pillars of the "European social model"

  3. Challenges • Short term priority:exit from the crisis • European Economic Recovery Programme: • 6% of GDP injected into EU economy in 2009-2010 • 3.6 trillion EUR in state aid for the financial sector • SF • ESF • EGF

  4. Challenges • Long term priority:post-2010 EU strategy • Financial and economic aspects to be considered along with social aspects • Stronger focus on the social dimension of the EU is needed • OSH has an important role to play

  5. The future of OSH in the EU • Main challenges for the future: • Demographic change (ageing of the work population) • New employment trends (increase in self-employment and SMEs; outsourcing/subcontracting; fragmentation of working life) • Migrant workers • New risk factors

  6. The future of OSH in the EU • To nurtur human capital we need high OSH standards andbetter-quality jobs • To be promoted also at international level (EU committed to the implementation of the decent work  agenda)

  7. The current picture • Number of accidents and work accident- related absences in the EU still unacceptably high: • 5,720 fatal accidents per year in the EU-27 • 500 million days lost (EU-15)

  8. The current picture • Economic costs of work-related accidents • 0.64% of GDP in 2000 (EU-15) • Cost of accidents & occupational diseases • may range from 2.6 to 3.8% of GDP (EU-15)

  9. The currernt Community strategy Improving quality and productivity at work: Community strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work COM(2007) 62 final An integrated framework for OSH policy in the EU: We need mobilisation of all actors as a basis for the development of a genuine OSH culture

  10. Mid-term review of the Community strategy 2007-2012 • Launching event: Barcelona conference (22-23 April 2010) • Possible Communication from the Commission in the second half of 2010 • Start reflecting on a post-2012 strategic framework

  11. Ladies and Gentlemen Thank you for your kind attention

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