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EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-201215Executive summaryThe Evaluation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European <strong>strategy</strong> on Safety and Health at Work 2007-2012was commissioned by <strong>the</strong> European Commission's Directorate General forEmployment, Social Affairs & Inclusion and carried out by COWI (fromDenmark), Milieu (from Belgium) and <strong>the</strong> Institute <strong>of</strong> Occupational Medicine(IOM - from Great Britain).Purpose and scope<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>evaluation</strong>The overall objective <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>evaluation</strong> was to provide a sound and evidence-based<strong>evaluation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2007-2012 EU <strong>strategy</strong> on safety and health at work and toprovide reasoned recommendations for <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> future EU policyinstruments in this area (e.g. a new post-2012 <strong>strategy</strong>).The <strong>evaluation</strong> focused on assessing <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong>'s overall goal <strong>of</strong> an on-going,sustainable and uniform reduction in accidents at work and occupational illnessesas well as <strong>the</strong> six underlying objectives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong>: 1) A modern and effectivelegislative framework, 2) Development and implementation <strong>of</strong> national strategies,3) promoting changes in behaviour, 4) Confronting new and increasing risks, 5)Assessment <strong>of</strong> progress made, and 6) International cooperation.Evaluation criteriaand questionsThe <strong>evaluation</strong> assessed <strong>the</strong>se according to seven main <strong>evaluation</strong> criteria:› Relevance; focusing on <strong>the</strong> extent to which <strong>the</strong> objectives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong> werechosen adequately, and <strong>the</strong> extent to which <strong>the</strong>y are still relevant for futurepolicy instruments - and how <strong>the</strong>y should be revised;› Effectiveness; i.e. assessment <strong>of</strong> outputs achieved and extent to which <strong>the</strong>objectives have been addressed and <strong>the</strong> main lessons learned;› Coherence; considering <strong>the</strong> extent to which <strong>the</strong> actions promoted by <strong>the</strong><strong>strategy</strong> are coherent and correspond to a non-contradictory intervention logic;› Ownership; focusing on <strong>the</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> acceptance <strong>of</strong> and involvement in <strong>the</strong><strong>strategy</strong> by <strong>the</strong> stakeholders, in particular <strong>the</strong> social partners;› Impact; examining <strong>the</strong> effects which were generated from <strong>the</strong> actions taken byMember States and at <strong>the</strong> EU level as a result <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong>;› Consistency; focusing on <strong>the</strong> extent to which <strong>the</strong> different elements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>strategy</strong> have been included or actively promoted into employment/ publichealth/ education / environmental policies at <strong>the</strong> EU and national levels;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
16 EVALUATION OF THE EUREVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-201216› Community added value; i.e. assessment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> extent to which <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong>contributed to achieve broad policy goals, comparing EU action to actionconducted at national level.Data sourcesFor <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>evaluation</strong>, 130 interviews at Member State and EU levelhave been conducted. One internet-based survey has been carried out concerningnational trends on accidents and occupational illnesses.The desk review comprised a review <strong>of</strong> safety and health documentation at bothEU and Member State level. This included <strong>the</strong> national strategies; EU regulationsand related documents and studies; EU strategies and policies and reviews <strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong>;<strong>the</strong> Scoreboard 2009 outcomes; toge<strong>the</strong>r with documents from <strong>the</strong> ACSH, <strong>the</strong> EU-OSHA, <strong>the</strong> SLIC and Eur<strong>of</strong>ound.The current <strong>strategy</strong>has been relevantand has generatedEuropean addedvalueMost actions havebeen implementedbut <strong>the</strong>re areimportant gapsThe main conclusion in respect to <strong>the</strong> relevance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> current <strong>strategy</strong> is that it hasbeen relevant and its merit has lied especially in providing a clear policy basis andframework for coordination, and a common sense <strong>of</strong> direction for many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>actors involved in <strong>the</strong> OSH policy area. The <strong>strategy</strong> served as an important policysignal and driver for national action on OSH and also facilitated usefulcoordination in respect to public health initiatives. However, <strong>the</strong>re remains roomfor improvement in <strong>the</strong> integration and coordination between OSH and o<strong>the</strong>r policyareas and between <strong>the</strong> various actors involved at <strong>the</strong> EU level. In particular,coordination with environmental policy and <strong>the</strong> important area <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> REACHregulation on chemicals and <strong>the</strong>ir safe use has been inadequate. Also, <strong>the</strong>articulation between <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong> implementation and <strong>the</strong> European social dialoguehas been limited and European social partners have felt a limited degree <strong>of</strong>ownership towards <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong> and have mainly implemented those parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>strategy</strong> which <strong>the</strong>y would have implemented in any case.The <strong>strategy</strong> focused on six objectives (or priority areas): Improvement and betterimplementation <strong>of</strong> OSH legislation, national OSH strategies, promotion <strong>of</strong> apreventive culture, confronting new and increasing risks, monitoring/assessment <strong>of</strong>progress made, and international cooperation.Objective 1: Legislation: Almost all planned actions have been implemented and<strong>the</strong> Commission, <strong>the</strong> ACSH and SLIC have been active with drafting supportingguidance; <strong>the</strong> exchange <strong>of</strong> best practices; and preparing <strong>the</strong> development orrevision <strong>of</strong> legislation. However, <strong>the</strong> guidance produced has not been sufficientlydisseminated and is not sufficiently targeted at SMEs. In addition, in terms <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>updating and simplification <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> regulatory framework, little substantive progresshas been made, and two outstanding gaps remain in relation to <strong>the</strong> issues <strong>of</strong>subcontracting and preventive services.Objective 2: National strategies: Almost all Member States now have a national<strong>strategy</strong> or a similar instrument and this area has reached a stage <strong>of</strong> maturity.Member States are generally actively working in <strong>the</strong> area and implementing <strong>the</strong>irstrategies. However, implementation is progressing at a slow pace in somecountries and this indicates that future activities at <strong>the</strong> EU level in this area shouldnot focus on establishment <strong>of</strong> strategies, but ra<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>ir implementation. Thepriorities emphasised in <strong>the</strong> European <strong>strategy</strong> are generally reflected in <strong>the</strong>http://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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