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EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-201295The Midterm Evaluation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU-OSHA's Strategy found that stakeholdersgenerally believe that <strong>the</strong> objectives were met in relation to <strong>the</strong> Agency's running<strong>of</strong> effective awareness-raising campaigns. The European campaigns wereperceived by stakeholders to increase awareness, athough uncertainty existed on<strong>the</strong> extent to which <strong>the</strong> campaigns reached employers and workplaces. Campaignmaterials were found to be too difficult and detailed for workers to understand.Initiatives such as OiRA tool and NAPO (materials not dependent on language)were evaluated to be useful to employers and workplaces.The findings from interviews for this <strong>evaluation</strong> with stakeholders in <strong>the</strong> MemberStates are consistent with <strong>the</strong> results <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mid-term Evaluation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU-OSHA'sStrategy and show that <strong>the</strong> campaign activities have contributed to raisingawareness and improved practices among companies. However, <strong>the</strong> interviews alsoindicate that <strong>the</strong>re is room for improvement. Several interviewees questioned <strong>the</strong>extent to which <strong>the</strong> campaigns reach <strong>the</strong> local levels. EU-OSHA is very aware <strong>of</strong>this challenge and is working actively to bridge <strong>the</strong> gap, for example through <strong>the</strong>development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial campaign partnerships and an agreement with DGEnterprise to promote OSH via <strong>the</strong> Enterprise Europe Network.Thus, <strong>the</strong>re is no doubt that EU-OSHA has been focused on sectoral awarenessraising and SMEs in its delivery <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European OSH awareness campaigns,which have been carried out successfully.EU-OSHA:Exchange <strong>of</strong>experience and goodpractise aimed atspecific sectorsThe European Strategy calls for EU-OSHA to promote <strong>the</strong> management <strong>of</strong> healthand safety at work in enterprises through <strong>the</strong> exchange <strong>of</strong> experience and goodpractices aimed at specific sectors.EU-OSHA's homepage provides access to an elaborate sector-specific andsearchable database with multiple cases <strong>of</strong> evidence about safety and health.Sector-specific activities are regularly carried out, amongst o<strong>the</strong>r in <strong>the</strong> HealthyWorkplaces campaign. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> European Week, now Healthy Workplaces,campaigns was dedicated to <strong>the</strong> construction sector (2005), o<strong>the</strong>r activities targeted<strong>the</strong> health care, cleaners, fisheries and hospitality sector. The 2005 constructioncampaign had a follow-up stakeholder group activity which concluded in an EPevent.EU-OSHA has also actively supported <strong>the</strong> SLIC (Senior Labour Inspectors)campaigns on asbestos and dangerous substances (targeting amongst o<strong>the</strong>rs carrepair and woodworking), MSDs (targeting transport and health care and asbestos(targeting construction).Information materials were also developed for <strong>the</strong> agriculture sector. The EU-OSHA research was supported by expert groups (e.g. HORECA and fisheries) and<strong>the</strong> results were discussed with <strong>the</strong> EU sectoral social partners and o<strong>the</strong>rstakeholders at workshops and o<strong>the</strong>r events (e.g. HORECA, cleaners, health care).In 2011, a series <strong>of</strong> publications and two Web sections, were launched to support<strong>the</strong> UN decade for road safety (11 May 2011), and were promoted at joint events(national and EU) with <strong>the</strong> national Focal Points, DG Move, and <strong>the</strong> EuropeanTransport Safety Council, at <strong>the</strong> International Transport Forum and Fair, and at <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_submitted 14 March2013.docx
96 EVALUATION OF THE EUREVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN STRATEGY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK 2007-201296A+A fair in Düsseldorf. The information also supported an initiative by <strong>the</strong> EUCommission (DG EMPL) and <strong>the</strong> ACSH to develop guidance on road transport anddriving for work.The Healthy Workplaces campaigns include a Good Practice award. In relation to<strong>the</strong> follow-up <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Healthy Workplaces Campaign on Risk Assessment <strong>of</strong> 2008-2009, a database <strong>of</strong> case studies <strong>of</strong> good practices was launched, which presentscase studies since <strong>the</strong> onset <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Agency´s work. In 2009 and 2011, as for everycampaign, <strong>the</strong> winners <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Good Practice award were presented in a GoodPractice booklet that was published and made available on EU-OSHA's website.This particular campaign tool was very well evaluated in <strong>the</strong> following <strong>evaluation</strong>.In 2010, during <strong>the</strong> Campaign on "Safe Maintenance in practice" described above,<strong>the</strong> partners organised a range <strong>of</strong> activities to promote good practice.Thus <strong>the</strong> information provided by EU-OSHA is very extensive and available indifferent formats such as database, fact sheets, reports, etc. It provides a range <strong>of</strong>information and good practices divided on sectors, and <strong>the</strong>reby <strong>of</strong>fering a goodbasis for exchange <strong>of</strong> experiences and dissemination <strong>of</strong> good practice.In terms <strong>of</strong> specific activities to actively promote <strong>the</strong> exchange <strong>of</strong> experience andgood practice within specific sectors, some activities have been conducted under<strong>the</strong> European campaigns. EU-OSHA's networks <strong>of</strong> focal points (at European andnational levels) are also forums for exchange <strong>of</strong> experience and good practice. TheMid-term <strong>evaluation</strong> <strong>of</strong> EU-OSHA's <strong>strategy</strong> indicates mixed experiences with <strong>the</strong>operation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> networks. It is not clear from <strong>the</strong> <strong>evaluation</strong> whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> networksfacilitate sector-specific exchange <strong>of</strong> experience and good-practice, but <strong>the</strong> resultsdo indicate that more could be done to activate <strong>the</strong> networks for this purpose.Sectoral socialdialogueThe European Strategy invited social partners to draw up initiatives in <strong>the</strong> context<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sectoral social dialogue and to ensure that workers' representatives are givena greater coordinating role in <strong>the</strong> systematic management <strong>of</strong> occupational risks.Actions have been taken over <strong>the</strong> past 5 years in <strong>the</strong> context <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Europeansectoral social dialogue. These actions have taken place within <strong>the</strong> framework <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> sectoral dialogue committees, established in 1998 by <strong>the</strong> Commission topromote dialogue between social partners in <strong>the</strong> various sectors <strong>of</strong> activity. The“Industrial Relations in Europe” report <strong>of</strong> 2010 103 highlights <strong>the</strong> progress achievedin a number <strong>of</strong> committees, including in <strong>the</strong> area <strong>of</strong> health and safety at work. Asmentioned previously, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> main achievements was <strong>the</strong> conclusion <strong>of</strong> aframework agreement on <strong>the</strong> prevention <strong>of</strong> sharp injuries in <strong>the</strong> hospital sector,which was <strong>the</strong>n included in a Directive adopted in 2010.O<strong>the</strong>r achievements, in addition to those mentioned in <strong>the</strong> Mid-term Review,include:103 European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs andInclusion, Industrial Relations in Europe – 2010, Luxembourg, 2010, pp184-186.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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