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Health and Safety in Foundation’s work 9 May 2007

Health and Safety in Foundation’s work 9 May 2007 . Sara Riso Information Liaison Officer, Working Conditions, European Foundation. Monitoring instruments . European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) :

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Health and Safety in Foundation’s work 9 May 2007

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  1. Health and Safety in Foundation’s work9 May 2007 Sara Riso Information Liaison Officer, Working Conditions, European Foundation

  2. Monitoring instruments • European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS): Track situation, trends in working conditions and how workers perceive their working environment at European level work-related health outcomes, exposure to physical and psychological risks, impact of work organisation on health, work- related leaves, information on workplace risks • EWCO (European Working Conditions Observatory): Comparative analysis, articles, survey data reports, annual review • EMCC (European Monitoring Centre on Change):  Stakeholder Enquiry Service (SES) • EIRO (European Industrial Relations Observatory):Thematic and sectoral analyses, news and feature articles, comparative analysis, annual review

  3. European Working Conditions Survey • Geographical coverage (31 European Countries) • 29680 workers interviewed, random walk, face to face interviews in people’s homes • Fieldwork, Sep-Nov 2005 • Revised questionnaire developed with the support of an expert questionnaire development group. • 100+ questions and sub-questions • Broad thematic coverage: Working time, physical / psychosocial risks, work organisation, work satisfaction, work-related health outcomes / absenteeism, non-work activities (domestic care, education etc)….

  4. Main findings (Health & Safety) • Workers in the new Member States report significantly higher risk levels than those in the EU 15 • Physical and psychological risk factors of work have not reduced substantially • Clear correlation between long and irregular working hours and increased work-related health problems

  5. Impact of work on health and reported symptoms

  6. Impact of work on health, by sector EU27 (%)

  7. Exposure to physical risks stable or on the increase most reported risks - exposure to ¼ and more of the time

  8. Exposure to physical risks in the construction sector

  9. Construction Agriculture and fishing Blue collar Hotels and restaurants Manufacture and mining Electricity, gas and water supply Other services Wholesale and retail trade Transport and communication Education and health White collar Public administration and defence Real estate Financial interm. -1 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 Exposure ergonomic risk factors by sector / occupation

  10. Violence and harassment by sector

  11. Exposure to violence / threats of violence by country grouping

  12. Working more than 48 hours a week

  13. Working hours by sector

  14. Impact of long working hours on health

  15. Health-related leave by sector

  16. Information on workplace risks by EWCS waves

  17. Lack of information about risks by company size

  18. Secondary analysis and ad-hoc reports • Sectoral perspective on working conditions • Accent on exposure and health outcomes • Description of sector by gender, age, education and employment status • Upon request, customised reports on ad-hoc themes drawing conclusions from existing sources and looking into survey data

  19. European Working Conditions Observatory • EU and country level articles (browse by country, sector and theme) – www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco • Comparative analysis: MSDs and organisational changes (to be published shortly on the web) • Comparative analysis: Correlation between OHS / working conditions and social dialogue (sectoral context also taken into account) • Annual review 2006/07: legislative and policy developments and trends in working conditions (from external sources)

  20. European Working Conditions Observatory

  21. Stakeholder Enquiry Service (SES) • What is it? • Customer oriented rapid-response research tool • 4/5 month turn around • Who is it for? • EF stakeholders (EU institutions, SPs, Gvts) • Is it free? • Yes - € 30.000 ceiling • What are the criteria for applying? • European impact of research question, useful to parties beyond the requesting organisation/s

  22. Stakeholder Enquiry Service (SES) How does it work? Draw up specifications together with EMCC Tender is launched Final report is produced in 5 months Identify issue to be researched & submit request EMCC manages project in consultation

  23. Stakeholder Enquiry Service (SES) Gender equality innovative measures in the transport industry Request European Transport Workers’ Federation (2007) On-going Create case study database of innovative measures to improve gender equality in the workplace Aim Countries Croatia France Hungary Italy Spain The Netherlands United Kingdom

  24. European Industrial Relations Observatory

  25. WHO to contact? • EWCO: Sara Riso, Information Liaison Officer, sri@eurofound.europa.eu Web: www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco • Stakeholder Enquiry Service (SES): Xabier Irastorza, research officer,xir@eurofound.europa.eu Web: www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/ • EIRO: Camilla Galli da Bino, Information Liaison Officer, gdb@eurofound.europa.eu Web: www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro

  26. Thank you!

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