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EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-20121877.1.6 ConsistencyQ10: To what extent have <strong>the</strong> different elements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong> been included or activelypromoted into national employment/ public health/ education / environmental policies?Q11: To what extent have <strong>the</strong> different elements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong> been included or activelypromoted into o<strong>the</strong>r EU policy areas?Limited actualintegration withEU2020The <strong>evaluation</strong> shows that <strong>the</strong> objectives and priorities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European <strong>strategy</strong> areconsistent with <strong>the</strong> Europe 2020 <strong>strategy</strong> and <strong>the</strong> objective <strong>of</strong> “an inclusive highemploymentsociety” and <strong>the</strong> target <strong>of</strong> reaching 75% employment by 2020. OSHcan be seen as an important instrument for achieving <strong>the</strong> goals <strong>of</strong> inclusive growthand better quality <strong>of</strong> jobs. However, <strong>the</strong> latest report, providing guidance toMember States on <strong>the</strong> National Reform Programmes, does not mentionoccupational health and safety as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> drive towards increasing labour marketparticipation.Thus, while <strong>the</strong>oretically <strong>the</strong>re is a high degree <strong>of</strong> consistency between <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong>and EU2020, in practise <strong>the</strong> integration <strong>of</strong> OSH policy into EU2020 policy hasbeen very limited.Good consistencywith public healthpolicyLimited degree <strong>of</strong>consistency witho<strong>the</strong>r areasConsistency atMember State levelAs regards public health, <strong>the</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> coherence between public health and healthand safety at work is high. Initiatives have been taken in <strong>the</strong> areas <strong>of</strong> tobacco in <strong>the</strong>work place and mental health (wellbeing). There is consensus that work has beeneffectively carried out to integrate health promotion issues into <strong>the</strong> general OSHframework, although less so with mental ill-health aspects, especially in relation tointegrating those with mental health problems into <strong>the</strong> workplace.The findings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>evaluation</strong> point to a limited degree <strong>of</strong> active promotion andintegration between <strong>the</strong> European <strong>strategy</strong> and o<strong>the</strong>r key policy areas.Mainstreaming <strong>of</strong> OSH has taken place to a limited extent with environmentalpolicies (REACH, industrial air emissions, etc.); employment policies (but not asmuch as could have been expected); fisheries; research; regional policy; and publicprocurement. It has not happened with o<strong>the</strong>r relevant EU policy areas such asagricultural development; education; or migration.The desk study <strong>of</strong> national strategies shows that Member States have, to a largeextent, considered <strong>the</strong> need for coherence with o<strong>the</strong>r policies in <strong>the</strong>ir strategies. Thework on <strong>the</strong> national <strong>strategy</strong> and <strong>the</strong> European <strong>strategy</strong> has inspired MemberStates to take a more holistic view on OSH than would o<strong>the</strong>rwise have been <strong>the</strong>case.This <strong>evaluation</strong> has not encompassed a review <strong>of</strong> individual policy documents fromo<strong>the</strong>r policy areas in <strong>the</strong> Member States to assess <strong>the</strong> specificities <strong>of</strong> policycoherence. There is concrete data to suggest that Member States are workingactively to mainstream OSH into education and training policies. O<strong>the</strong>r policyareas mentioned during interviews with Member State stakeholders are, inparticular, employment policies and public health policies. However, when askedto identify particularly successful areas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir national strategies, stakeholdersfrom Member States rarely put forward examples <strong>of</strong> successful results achieveddue to coherence with o<strong>the</strong>r policy areas.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
188 EVALUATION OF THE EUREVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-20121887.1.7 European added valueQ12: To what extent has <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong> contributed to achieve broad policy goals,comparing EU action to action conducted at national level? Which were <strong>the</strong> limits <strong>the</strong>re, ifany?Q13: Were <strong>the</strong> actions/actors identified appropriate?The <strong>evaluation</strong> shows that European added value has been derived from <strong>the</strong>implementation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong>.European added value has, in particular, been found in relation to nationalstrategies. The European <strong>strategy</strong> has supported and promoted national <strong>strategy</strong>development and <strong>the</strong>reby contributed to additional national strategies and improvednational strategies compared to a situation without <strong>the</strong> European <strong>strategy</strong>. This hasalso contributed towards better implementation <strong>of</strong> legislation and thus, <strong>the</strong> broaderpolicy goal <strong>of</strong> harmonising and securing a level playing field across <strong>the</strong> EU-27.However, <strong>the</strong>re are still challenges in respect to implementation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> legislation.The <strong>strategy</strong> has provided <strong>the</strong> policy basis for EU-level action by <strong>the</strong> fairly largenumber <strong>of</strong> stakeholders and institutions involved. European added value has thusbeen generated through providing a common sense <strong>of</strong> direction for <strong>the</strong> EUinstitutions and giving more focus to <strong>the</strong> work done. However, <strong>the</strong> potentials havenot been fully realised. Most importantly:› The <strong>strategy</strong> has not provided a full framework for integration <strong>of</strong> OSH intoo<strong>the</strong>r policy areas. The OSH policy area has important potential interfaces andlinks to o<strong>the</strong>r policy areas, notably EU 2020, public health and <strong>the</strong>environment (REACH regulation in particular, but also education and lifelonglearning). While <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong> calls for some activities in <strong>the</strong> public healtharea and <strong>the</strong>se have been effectively implemented (ref. consistency above), <strong>the</strong>framework for cooperation and integration with <strong>the</strong> policy areas and activities<strong>of</strong> various Commission services has been quite narrow and <strong>the</strong>re remains ascope for improving this in a future <strong>strategy</strong>.› The <strong>strategy</strong> does not fully integrate all <strong>the</strong> actors and <strong>the</strong>ir potentialcontributions. E.g. an actor such as Eur<strong>of</strong>ound are hardly mentioned and someactors already mentioned in <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong>, including EU institutions, areimplementing various relevant actions not included in <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong>, e.g. EU-OSHA is active in a range <strong>of</strong> areas mentioned under <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong>.› The European social partners felt limited ownership towards <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong> andit is questionable whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong> led <strong>the</strong>m to implement any actions thatwould not o<strong>the</strong>rwise have been implemented.The development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> OiRA tool and <strong>the</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> measures to ensuretransnational exchange <strong>of</strong> experience and good practises have been valuable to <strong>the</strong>Member States and are thus key areas where EU-level action has contributed tocreating European added value. However, EU-level guidance on <strong>the</strong>implementation <strong>of</strong> directives has had limited impact and <strong>the</strong> role and value-added<strong>of</strong> this guidance in relation to national guidance is unclear.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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