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Transformation in Occupational Health and Safety systems: Regulators vs. Executives How to bring things forward in the Eastern Partnership countries Lessons learned from the EU practices. Multi-Country Workshop on Developing Systems for Occupational Health and Safety through Social Dialogue.
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Transformation in Occupational Health and Safety systems: Regulators vs. Executives How to bring things forward in the Eastern Partnership countriesLessons learned from the EU practices Multi-Country Workshop on Developing Systems for Occupational Health and Safety through Social Dialogue Brussels 18.-19. Feb 2013
Industrial focus HROs OHS: Social policy Working conditions Safety at work Public Services Private Services Production Trade Limiting the scope of the presentation
Understanding the hazard • Safety Policy • Safety Culture On all levels organization wide
Challenges • Missing Safety Policy • Lack of Safety Awareness • Weak Safety Culture
Challenges Priority setting & understanding of the hazard Regulators Grey Area Managers Unions Shareholders
Challenges Good arguments vs. bad arguments Regulators Common Ground Managers Unions Shareholders Safety vs. Job Security
Potential for Development Finding common ground Shareholders - Executives - Regulators - Unions – TAIEX - EU Turning OHS Standards into practice
Enhance Awareness & Responsibility Personal Recommendation: To outline the importance of OHS in the European Project TAIEX should enforce the development and performance of an OHS Study, which would increase the importance of the topic and automatically lead to improving conditions at large. Thank you for your attention