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EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-201291In correspondence with this, our review <strong>of</strong> national strategies indicates that <strong>the</strong> vastmajority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se contain measures for integrating health and safety into educationand training programmes and thus, that activities are continuing into <strong>the</strong> new<strong>strategy</strong> period. However, this area has not been brought up during interviews byany national stakeholder as one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most successful areas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> national<strong>strategy</strong>. While many stakeholders regard preventive measures and <strong>the</strong>development <strong>of</strong> a preventive culture as <strong>the</strong> most important and <strong>of</strong>ten also <strong>the</strong> moresuccessful part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir national <strong>strategy</strong>, <strong>the</strong> particular focus area <strong>of</strong> integratingOSH into education and training policies is not mentioned, which indicates that ithas not been among <strong>the</strong> areas <strong>of</strong> highest attention.Social Fund projectsIn <strong>the</strong> Strategy, <strong>the</strong> Member States are called on to make wider use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>possibility <strong>of</strong>fered by <strong>the</strong> European Social Fund and o<strong>the</strong>r Community funds fordeveloping training projects in <strong>the</strong> field <strong>of</strong> health and safety at work for employersand workers.The review <strong>of</strong> national strategies indicates that about one third <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> strategiescontain intentions on this. The replies from <strong>the</strong> Member States to <strong>the</strong> survey carriedout in connection with <strong>the</strong> Mid-term review <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European <strong>strategy</strong> indicates thateight Member States have actually made use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European Social Fund or o<strong>the</strong>rEuropean funds to develop training projects. It thus seems that this part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>strategy</strong> has not been implemented to <strong>the</strong> extent sought for.Many projects funded through <strong>the</strong> ESF have dealt and deal with occupationalhealth and safety, e.g. through providing training on OSH to specific groups <strong>of</strong>workers (women, migrant workers, ageing workers, workers with disabilities, etc.)or in specific high-risk sectors (e.g. construction) or through awareness-raisingcampaigns. In <strong>the</strong> 2007-2013 spending cycle, 13 Member States have allocatedresources from <strong>the</strong> European Social Fund for actions related to health and safety atwork (<strong>the</strong>se actions are part <strong>of</strong> broader measures, so <strong>the</strong> amounts going specificallyto OSH are not available). 98It should be noted that in order to reap <strong>the</strong> full potentials <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European Funds tosupport certain action areas, it is imperative that <strong>the</strong> Member States' OperationalProgrammes are designed to include <strong>the</strong>se areas under <strong>the</strong> strategic prioritiesselected. This <strong>evaluation</strong> has not analysed <strong>the</strong> individual Operational Programmesin <strong>the</strong> Member States and <strong>the</strong> extent to which <strong>the</strong>y include OSH educationpriorities is not known. Considering that <strong>the</strong> new programming cycle for <strong>the</strong> period2013-2020 is now under development, it would seem appropriate to put a strongeremphasis on <strong>the</strong> possibilities for funding for mainstreaming OSH into training andeducation in <strong>the</strong> programming documents at both EU and national levels.98 Delmartino M., De Troyer M., Afman R., The European Social Fund and Health,European Commission, 2010.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
92 EVALUATION OF THE EUREVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-201292EU-OSHA collectsand disseminatesinformation tosupport <strong>the</strong>development <strong>of</strong>health promotioncampaigns4.4.2 Workplace health promotionIn <strong>the</strong> European <strong>strategy</strong>, EU-OSHA is requested to collect and disseminateinformation intended to support <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> occupational health promotioncampaigns, in combination with <strong>the</strong> <strong>strategy</strong> and Community public healthprogrammes.As a result, in 2008 EU-OSHA launched a project on workplace health promotion(WHP). Coordination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> project activities with stakeholders and relevantplayers involved in this field have been ensured through <strong>the</strong> WHP Expert Groupconsisting <strong>of</strong> experts from <strong>the</strong> Member States, and representatives from <strong>the</strong> socialpartner groups, DGs SANCO and EMPL, European Network <strong>of</strong> Workplace HealthPromotion (ENWHP), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and World HealthOrganisation (WHO). This group helped <strong>the</strong> project with scoping, informationsharing, feed-back and dissemination activities.EU-OSHA produced and disseminated a variety <strong>of</strong> good practice information suchas dedicated web section, factsheets on WHP for employers and for employees;and eFacts on health promotion in <strong>the</strong> health and transport sectors and on work-lifebalance. It also collected case studies on mental health promotion at <strong>the</strong> workplaceand health promotion <strong>of</strong> young workers, which were also summarised in factsheets.In addition, <strong>the</strong> mental health promotion case studies were analysed in a report,identifying success factors and hindrances for promoting mental health at <strong>the</strong>workplace.Ano<strong>the</strong>r focus was on <strong>the</strong> motivating factors for employers and workers to beinvolved in workplace health promotion. Two literature reviews and case studieswere prepared on this topic. A dedicated web section containing good practiceinformation for employers, smokers and non-smokers was promoted through minicampaigns in 2011 and 2012 (including a viral campaign) on Tobacco FreeWorkplaces. No formal <strong>evaluation</strong> was carried out but EU-OSHA learnt fromexperience and streng<strong>the</strong>ned <strong>the</strong> action in 2012 by adding information sheets andgetting support from DG SANCO in <strong>the</strong>ir promotion – co-branding <strong>the</strong>m with <strong>the</strong>‘ex-smokers are unstoppable’ campaign.In 2012, <strong>the</strong> WHP project extended its scope to cover wellbeing at work andpositive work environment aspects.In addition to <strong>the</strong> activities that already took place within <strong>the</strong> WHP project EU-OSHA pays tribute to <strong>the</strong> raising awareness <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> importance to promote health at<strong>the</strong> workplace by integrating <strong>the</strong> salutogenetic approach <strong>of</strong> workplace healthpromotion in <strong>the</strong> current as well as in <strong>the</strong> next healthy workplaces campaign.It is thus clear that EU-OSHA has taken a number <strong>of</strong> actions to follow up on <strong>the</strong>request <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European <strong>strategy</strong> to collect and disseminate information on WHP.The most prevalent communication form used has been a mixture <strong>of</strong> fact sheets andweb-based information. The midterm <strong>evaluation</strong> <strong>of</strong> EU-OSHA's <strong>strategy</strong> foundhttp://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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