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EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-2012171nanotechnologies, biotechnologies). Whe<strong>the</strong>r it will address issues <strong>of</strong> exposure <strong>of</strong>workers to potential risks from <strong>the</strong>se emerging technologies is not clear, as <strong>the</strong>programming <strong>of</strong> Horizon 2020 is still at an early stage <strong>of</strong> development.O<strong>the</strong>r policy areasAgriculture: Respecting, where relevant, occupational safety standards based onUnion legislation, is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> non-exclusive conditions for benefiting fromadvisory services in <strong>the</strong> 2011 Proposal for a regulation on support for ruraldevelopment by <strong>the</strong> European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).In relation to <strong>the</strong> Common Agriculture Policy and its upcoming reform in 2013, <strong>the</strong>Commission Communication “The CAP towards 2020: Meeting <strong>the</strong> food, naturalresources and territorial challenges <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> future” puts forward <strong>the</strong> need torevitalize job creation, in particular among women, in order to maintain viable ruralcommunities but does not mention <strong>the</strong> improvement <strong>of</strong> working conditions forfarm workers. 208Common Fisheries Policy: following its upcoming reform in 2012, <strong>the</strong> futureCommon Fisheries Policy will be composed <strong>of</strong> three pillars: Environmental,Economic and Social. The last pillar includes a component on making work onboard fishing vessels more attractive by ensuring <strong>the</strong> full enforcement <strong>of</strong> legislationand conventions and ensuring a healthy and safe work environment. OSHprotection measures on board vessels are particularly important as fisheries remaina high-risk sector.Regional policy: Under <strong>the</strong> next programming cycle, <strong>the</strong> various European funds,including <strong>the</strong> Cohesion Fund and <strong>the</strong> European Social Fund, will be integrated intoa Common Strategic Framework 2014-2020. It has been designed in line with EU2020 goals and is divided into 11 <strong>the</strong>matic objectives, including <strong>the</strong> following,relevant for OSH issues: Employment & supporting labour mobility; Socialinclusion & combating poverty; Education, skills & lifelong learning andCompetitiveness <strong>of</strong> Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. In particular, under <strong>the</strong>objective “Promoting employment and labour mobility”, <strong>the</strong> European Social Fundis programmed to encourage Member States to implement “innovative, moreproductive and greener ways <strong>of</strong> work organisation, including health and safety atwork” as well as measures against health risk factors. 209 It should also be notedthat, in <strong>the</strong> 2012 Commission proposal for a Regulation on <strong>the</strong> European SocialFund, 210 a greater emphasis is placed on promoting active and healthy ageing.208 European Commission, Communication, The CAP towards 2020: Meeting <strong>the</strong> food,natural resources and territorial challenges <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> future, COM(2010) 672 final, Brussels,18.11.2010209 Commission Staff Working Document, Elements for a Common Strategic Framework2014 to 2020, Part II, Annexes, SWD(2012) 61 final, Brussels, 14 March 2012, p27210 Proposal for a Regulation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European Parliament and <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Council on <strong>the</strong>European Social Fund, COM(2011) 607 final/2http://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
172 EVALUATION OF THE EUREVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-2012172ACSH and SLICviews6.4 Stakeholders’ views on future prioritiesIn December 2011, <strong>the</strong> Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work adoptedan Opinion on “Community Strategy Implementation and Advisory CommitteeAction Programme” in which it provides its recommendations for a new EuropeanStrategy on safety and health at work for <strong>the</strong> period 2013-2020. It should bementioned that <strong>the</strong> Employers group in <strong>the</strong> ACSH annexed a separate position to<strong>the</strong> Opinion, showing that consensus among <strong>the</strong> stakeholder groups composing <strong>the</strong>ACSH has not been fully reached. The main concern <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Employer grouprelates to <strong>the</strong> need to prioritise among <strong>the</strong> different issues listed in <strong>the</strong> ACSHOpinion.The ACSH Opinion provides a list <strong>of</strong> issues to be considered when elaborating afuture EU <strong>strategy</strong> on workers’ health and safety. These issues can be grouped int<strong>of</strong>our categories:› General policy context, taking into account <strong>the</strong> EU 2020 agenda, <strong>the</strong> necessityto create more jobs and <strong>of</strong> a better quality, an emphasis on <strong>the</strong> contribution <strong>of</strong>investing in OSH for competitiveness, <strong>the</strong> establishment <strong>of</strong> a preventiveculture but also <strong>the</strong> identification <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> health-enhancing factors <strong>of</strong> work.› Definition <strong>of</strong> main objectives, including <strong>the</strong> achievement by 2020 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> samelevel <strong>of</strong> protection <strong>of</strong>fered by <strong>the</strong> Framework Directive to all workers in allMember States, <strong>the</strong> continuous improvement <strong>the</strong> health and <strong>the</strong> quality <strong>of</strong>work <strong>of</strong> EU workers; <strong>the</strong> integration <strong>of</strong> gender-specific differences; <strong>the</strong>prioritisation <strong>of</strong> prevention over rehabilitation and rehabilitation over leaving<strong>the</strong> labour market; and <strong>the</strong> setting <strong>of</strong> quantitative targets at national level(where appropriate) on <strong>the</strong> reduction <strong>of</strong> work-related accidents, diseases anddangerous exposures.› Prioritisation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> main health and safety issues, including MSDs, workrelatedpsychosocial risks, work-related cancers, nanomaterials, andvulnerable workers; and prioritisation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> main risk management measuresincluding high-quality risk assessment, organisational changes in companiesto prevent occupational accidents and diseases, enhancement <strong>of</strong> socialdialogue and workers’ participation, better regulation and adequate resourcesfor labour inspectorates for more effective enforcement.› Determination <strong>of</strong> appropriate tools and instruments for <strong>the</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> Strategy such as <strong>the</strong> continued improvement <strong>of</strong> national strategies;streng<strong>the</strong>ned policy coherence (in particular in relation to public health,REACH, research and education); <strong>the</strong> coordination <strong>of</strong> initiatives between EUOSH actors; <strong>the</strong> enhancement <strong>of</strong> tripartite consultations and <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Europeansocial dialogue; <strong>the</strong> definition <strong>of</strong> monitoring tools, common Europeanindicators; and <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> scoreboards and action plans.On 9 February 2012, <strong>the</strong> Senior Labour Inspectorate Committee submitted its “EUStrategic priorities 2013-2020” aiming at setting <strong>the</strong> SLIC’s views on futurepriorities but also on <strong>the</strong> activities it could carry out to contribute to a Europeanhttp://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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