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Monitoring of High Risk Areas

Monitoring of High Risk Areas. Karl Kuhn EU Twinning project „Support to the State Labour Inspectorate Service (SLIS) in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) enhancement in the Republic of Azerbaijan” ( SUPSLIS). OSH Monitoring is creation of information by system.

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Monitoring of High Risk Areas

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  1. Monitoring of High Risk Areas Karl Kuhn EU Twinning project „Support to the State Labour Inspectorate Service (SLIS) in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) enhancement in the Republic of Azerbaijan” ( SUPSLIS) Final Twinning conference, Baku 20th/21 of November

  2. OSH Monitoring is creation of information by system All these initiatives strive to reach the goal of having as complete a picture as possible of occupational safety and health at the level chosen i.e. for • the purpose of “early warning”, • decision-making and • possible corrections. Final Twinning conference, Baku 20th/21 of November

  3. Aims and Goals of Monitoring • To target inspections (high risk, middle risk, low risk) • To frame debate (with stakeholders • To set priorities • To plan the allocation of resources (manpower, devices, time and budget) • To convince politicians, stakeholders, social partners • To stimulate debate about actions needed • To measure output and the impact of activities • To measure results and outcomes • To develop policies Final Twinning conference, Baku 20th/21 of November

  4. Challenges for Az Challenges for the LI • High numbers of enterprises • Understaffed inspectorate • Diversity of sectors and risks • Emerging new risks due to rapid technological change • Aging workforce Questions to be answered • How to optimize enforcement work and enhance performance of LI? • How to allocate best the available resources? National OSH day of Az on the 28th of April 2012

  5. OSH Monitoring Systems and databases • European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO) • European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) • European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) • European Occupational Diseases Statistics (EODS, • European Risk Observatory Final Twinning conference, Baku 20th/21 of November

  6. Building up a Monitoring Systems Data availability is a critical issue when building up a monitoring system • The possibility of using data/information from various sources should be investigated, e. g. • Data collected by the Labour inspectorate • Existing registers like the register of enterprises • Official statistics, e. g. • Labour statistics • Accident and injuries • Occupational diseases • Disability statistics • Compensations for harmful working conditions • Statistics for harmful working conditions • ... Final Twinning conference, Baku 20th/21 of November

  7. Az: Distribution of workers worked in harmful working conditions (2010) 23690 are employed in unhealthy working conditions (noise, vibration, air pollution) – the most in mining and manufacturing) 14,6% of persons in industry, 5,5 % in construction, 12,1% in transport, 1,6 in communication getting compensation for working in harmful labour conditions National OSH day of Az on the 28th of April 2012

  8. Work Accidentsin AZ Final Twinning conference, Baku 20th/21 of November

  9. How to identify High Risks The better the monitoring system the better the identification of high risk areas (Rates of fatal accidents and severe accidents, Rates of severe injuries, early retirement etc). Final Twinning conference, Baku 20th/21 of November

  10. InspectorateIssues Monitored • Field visits • Inspections • Investigations • Consultations • Orders issued • Stop work orders • Work refusals • Complaints • Prosecution statistics Final Twinning conference, Baku 20th/21 of November

  11. Australia • A national licence to perform high risk work (high risk work licence) is required to operate or use equipment such as forklifts, cranes, hoists and pressure equipment as well as for dogging, rigging and erecting scaffolding. • The new Licence is a small plastic card with photo identification (similar to a driver’s licence) which lists all the classes of high risk work that the holder is authorised to perform. Final Twinning conference, Baku 20th/21 of November

  12. Thank you for your attention! Final Twinning conference, Baku 20th/21 of November

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