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Gender and Occupational Safety and Health

Gender and Occupational Safety and Health. ILO / SafeWork Joannah Caborn And Carin Hakansta. ILO Aims. Gender: gender equality Occupational Safety and Health: fewer accidents and diseases adapt work to the worker improve workers’ well-being tripartite action. Some definitions.

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Gender and Occupational Safety and Health

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  1. Gender and Occupational Safety and Health ILO / SafeWork Joannah Caborn And Carin Hakansta

  2. ILO Aims • Gender: gender equality • Occupational Safety and Health: fewer accidents and diseases adapt work to the worker improve workers’ well-being tripartite action

  3. Some definitions • Gender: social differences • Sex: biological differences • Gender equality: no discrimination of sex or gender equal opportunities

  4. Gender sensitivity • recognising differences between men’s and women’s needs and roles • is the current situation unfair to men or to women? • what can be done to remove any inequities?

  5. OSH & gender sensitivity • do men and women have different accidents and diseases? • which of these does occupational safety and health typically concentrate on?

  6. MEN more fatal and non-fatal accidents more heart disease and cancer under- and late reporting of illness violence WOMEN more musculo-skeletal diseases more stress, depression, anxiety more reporting of illness violence Accidents and diseases

  7. “Traditional” OSH • Accident prevention • Containing or eliminating chemical hazards • Disease prevention (cancer, asbestosis) • Noise prevention (mechanical) Traditionally male dominated sectors • Also “man as norm” for ergonomics, statistics

  8. “Traditional” OSH • Gender concerns: • women’s reproductive health • e.g. protection during and after pregnancy • protecting women, but can be discriminatory • may also ignore dangers for men • 1948 women prohibited from night work in industry (Convention 89) • 1995 protection for all night workers (Convention 171)

  9. “Modern” OSH • Protection for all workers, men and women • Male and female reproductive health • Disease recognition • Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) • Psychosocial problems • Violence in public service sector

  10. WOMEN Caring jobs Light, repetitive jobs Unpaid work Part-time jobs Lower status and less pay Why? MEN • Technical jobs • Manual jobs • Managerial jobs • Full-time jobs Higher status and more pay

  11. OSH for equality • How to empower via OSH: • Equal opportunity • Gender-sensitive research • Gender-sensitive legislation and policy • Gender-balanced participation

  12. Equal opportunity • Making all occupations accessible to men and women • Protection for men and women • Ensure health of men and women

  13. Research • Gender-segregated statistics • Wider data collection • Equal protection needs • Standards and limits for men and women

  14. Legislation and policy • From protective but discriminatory legislation • To equal opportunity legislation • National OSH Policy • Coherent national approach • Gender-specific provisions where necessary • Tripartite action and guidance

  15. Participation • Identify needs and constraints • Provide both perspectives • Input into • Policy making • Programme development • Information and training programmes • Empowerment

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