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EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-2012109› For <strong>the</strong> Commission to follow up on <strong>the</strong> proposal for a Regulation aimed atconsolidating <strong>the</strong> ESAW (European Statistics <strong>of</strong> Accidents at Work) andEODS (European Occupational Diseases Statistics) methods and to step up <strong>the</strong>collection <strong>of</strong> OSH data in population surveys› For <strong>the</strong> Commission in cooperation with <strong>the</strong> ACSH to develop a commonsystem for <strong>the</strong> collection and exchange <strong>of</strong> information on <strong>the</strong> nationalstrategies, <strong>the</strong> national prevention structures and efforts deployedESAW4.6.1 Statistical methods and collection <strong>of</strong> data on OSHIn respect to statistics on ESAW, <strong>the</strong> period <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European <strong>strategy</strong> includedsome key positive developments in that two regulations have been adopted,following <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> a Eurostat working group: Regulation 1338/2008 “Statisticson accidents at work” and Regulation 349/2011 implementing Regulation1338/2008 and containing definitions. These two new regulations will contribute tobetter comparability <strong>of</strong> data across <strong>the</strong> Member States, even though Member Statesstill have to do <strong>the</strong> necessary work to improve <strong>the</strong> coverage <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> differentvariables (i.e. types <strong>of</strong> accidents, types <strong>of</strong> workers, types <strong>of</strong> NACE sectors).As is documented in section 4.1 <strong>of</strong> this report, <strong>the</strong>re is a considerable time-gap in<strong>the</strong> provision <strong>of</strong> ESAW data. Thus, currently in 2012, <strong>the</strong> latest data available datesback to 2008. Presently <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> data is <strong>the</strong>refore to be seen in a longerterm, historical perspective, whereas it does not really provide inputs to <strong>the</strong> shorterterm policy cycle.EODSSimilar progress has not been achieved in relation to EODS, where activities havebeen given lower priority, and where <strong>the</strong> methodological challenges are larger,especially due to different systems <strong>of</strong> recognition and reporting on occupationaldiseases in <strong>the</strong> Member States.A WP on “Occupational Diseases” was mandated in <strong>the</strong> ACSH to evaluate <strong>the</strong>measures taken in follow-up <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2003 recommendation concerning <strong>the</strong>development <strong>of</strong> a European schedule <strong>of</strong> occupational diseases. 136 A report on <strong>the</strong>current situation in relation to occupational diseases’ system in EU Member Stateswas submitted to <strong>the</strong> WP in June 2012. 137 This report notes that “it is likely thatMember States will make more progress in improving <strong>the</strong>ir systems with an EUinitiative than without” and provides suggestions for changes to <strong>the</strong> 2003Recommendation to make it more relevant and effective. This comprehensivereport provides a good basis for future action on this topic. In particular, <strong>the</strong> reportrecommends:136 Commission Recommendation 2003/670/EC <strong>of</strong> 19 September 2003 concerning <strong>the</strong>European schedule <strong>of</strong> occupational diseases137 Report on <strong>the</strong> current situation in relation to occupational diseases’ system in EUMember States and EFTA/EEA countries, in particular relative to CommissionRecommendation 2003/670/EC concerning <strong>the</strong> European Schedule <strong>of</strong> OccupationalDiseases and ga<strong>the</strong>ring <strong>of</strong> data on relevant related aspects, available on CIRCA.http://projects.cowiportal.com/ps/A019055/Documents/3 Project documents/Interim and final report/Final report October 2012/OSH <strong>evaluation</strong>-report_Final_submitted 14 March2013.docx
110 EVALUATION OF THE EUREVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-2012110› For <strong>the</strong> EU to set up tools aimed at encouraging Member States to adoptcommon criteria for <strong>the</strong> recognition <strong>of</strong> occupational diseases;› For Member States to be made more aware <strong>of</strong> how o<strong>the</strong>r Member Statespresent <strong>the</strong>ir statistics;› For <strong>the</strong> Commission to take an initiative to receive a set <strong>of</strong> minimal data onoccupational diseases from every Member State;› To establish a Scientific Committee on Occupational Diseases;› Closer cooperation between <strong>the</strong> EC, EU-OSHA, Eur<strong>of</strong>ound, Eurostat, <strong>the</strong>ACSH, <strong>the</strong> SLIC and o<strong>the</strong>r players in relation to priorities and policies onoccupational disease.Population surveysIn relation to population surveys, <strong>the</strong> ad hoc module to <strong>the</strong> labour force survey hasbeen fur<strong>the</strong>r developed during <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong> period through a task force establishedfor that purpose. The questions posed in <strong>the</strong> 2007 survey will be supplemented withadditional questions in <strong>the</strong> next Labour Force Survey in 2013 (results will beavailable in May 2014).In addition to <strong>the</strong>se steps, activities to improve <strong>the</strong> dissemination <strong>of</strong> statistical datahave also been implemented in cooperation between Eurostat and EU-OSHA. Astatistical portrait on OSH has been produced drawing on <strong>the</strong> data available fromdifferent European surveys and register based statistical systems 138 . Also, <strong>the</strong> kinds<strong>of</strong> breakdowns <strong>of</strong>fered at Eurostat's web-site have been expanded, but fur<strong>the</strong>rimprovement is still needed according to Eurostat.The interviews with Eurostat representatives show that <strong>the</strong> European <strong>strategy</strong> was<strong>the</strong> key policy basis for <strong>the</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> above actions, in particular inrelation to <strong>the</strong> ESAW Regulations. Without <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong>, <strong>the</strong> actions would nothave received <strong>the</strong> same attention and may not have been included at all in <strong>the</strong> workprogramme <strong>of</strong> Eurostat.O<strong>the</strong>r tools notmentioned in <strong>the</strong><strong>strategy</strong>The <strong>strategy</strong> does not mention <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU-OSHA in relation to ESENERor that <strong>of</strong> Eur<strong>of</strong>ound in relation to <strong>the</strong> EWCS. As <strong>the</strong>se surveys constituteimportant sources <strong>of</strong> data (particularly in <strong>the</strong> absence <strong>of</strong> data on EODS) it wouldhave been appropriate to consider <strong>the</strong>ir roles and how <strong>the</strong> forces <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> variousactors involved could be merged to achieve <strong>the</strong> best possible results. This is an areafor fur<strong>the</strong>r consideration in a new <strong>strategy</strong> - in line with <strong>the</strong> recommendations <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> above mentioned ACSH WP report on occupational diseases systems in <strong>the</strong>Member States.4.6.2 Assessing <strong>the</strong> progress <strong>of</strong> national strategies138 Health and safety at work in Europe (1999-2007), 2010http://projects.cowiportal.com/ps/A019055/Documents/3 Project documents/Interim and final report/Final report October 2012/OSH <strong>evaluation</strong>report_Final_submitted14 March 2013.docx
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