Healthy Workplaces Campaign DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES

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1 Healthy Workplaces Campaign DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES 6th European Biosafety Summit, Rome, 5 October 2017 Lothar Lieck, Senior Project Manager, Prevention and Research Unit Safety and health at work is everyone s concern. It s good for you. It s good for business.

2 Overview Objectives Campaign Website Database of resources and case studies Study on facts and figures Campaign Info sheets Interactive e-tool NAPO Events in MS Carcinogens roadmap Provisional timetable and milestones Dangerous substances further work at the Agency 2

3 Objectives Five strategic objectives 1. Raising awareness of the importance and relevance of managing dangerous substances in many European workplaces by providing facts and figures on the exposure to dangerous substances and the impact of this on workers. 2. Promoting risk assessment, elimination and substitution and the hierarchy of prevention measures by providing information on practical tools and good practice examples. 3. Raising awareness of risks linked to exposure to carcinogens at work by supporting the exchange of good practices as a signatory to the covenant committing to the Carcinogens Roadmap. 4. Targeting groups of workers with specific needs and higher levels of risks, due to limited knowledge in relation to dangerous substances by providing facts and figures and good practice information. 5. Improving awareness of policy developments/ legislative framework by providing an overview of the existing framework and existing guidance. 3

4 Campaign website Campaign website & back-office 4

5 Database of resources and case studies Mapping of Member State information material linked to exposure to dangerous substances at work places. Current number of resources from Member states: 350 Mapping of EU and international information material linked to exposure to dangerous substances at work Current number of resources from EU and international: 220 Collection of good examples of visualisation of the risks related to dangerous substances at work places (14 Member states, plus CH, US, CAN, AUS, NZ) Current number of audio-visual resources: 220 Detailed good practice cases studies during the campaign Goal: 35 5

6 Facts and Figures Current knowledge on exposure to dangerous substances at workplaces in Europe literature review and statistical picture Most comprehensive approach combining ESENER, EWCS, LFS survey data with PRODCOM, SPIN and ECHA quantitative data Very advanced methodological approach 6

7 Campaign Info sheets Info sheet Info sheet Info sheet Info sheet Info sheet Info sheet Substitution of dangerous substances at work places Dangerous substances legislation Guidance and support for managing dangerous substances at work places Dangerous substances facts and figures Carcinogens at work places Groups of workers with particular risks Info sheets can be translated based on request from MS 7

8 Campaign Info sheets 8

9 Interactive e-tool Development of an interactive e-tool on dangerous substance management for MSEs The user gets a tailored report on his/her situation in the enterprise / at the work places including recommendations for improvements and a checklist based on answers to a short or long questionnaire about the dangerous substances in the enterprise. The e-tool is based on KEMIGuiden from PREVENT Sweden The guide is reduced to general EU regulation and needs adaptation to the national legislation 9

10 Interactive e-tool 10

11 NAPO and video NAPO video on chemicals New NAPO video on dust New NAPO video on fire Campaign video in 25 languages 11

12 Events European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2018, October European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2019, October Assistance Package for event organisation and general promotion for Member States Workshops Exhibitions Summit in Bilbao, Nov

13 Good Practice Award The Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards recognise outstanding and innovative workplace safety and health practices. All organisations in Member States, candidate countries, potential candidate countries and members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are welcome to submit entries. Entries should demonstrate: employers and workers working together to manage the risks posed by dangerous substances in the workplace and to promote a strong culture of risk prevention; successful implementation of interventions; measurable improvements in workplace safety and health; sustainability of interventions over time; interventions that are transferable to other organisations in different sectors or countries. 13

14 Campaign Partnership and Good Practice Exchange Campaign partnership offer Launch of the Campaign partnership offer, including for media partners Recruitment of official campaign partners and 30 media partners OCP Good Practice exchange initiative OCP steering group meetings OCP good practice seminars organized by partners 14

15 EU-OSHA support to action on carcinogens 15

16 Provisional timetable and milestones 2017 Q 1-4 September Q4 Preparation of core campaign products (online, print) E-tools seminar on dangerous substances Launch of the European Campaign Assistance Package (FAST) for FOPs 2018 March March April (tbc) Distribution of core campaign material to FOPs EU partnership meeting (launch of HWC partnership offer) Official launch of Campaign and Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards Q2-4 Campaign promotion, Q2-4 Campaign network meetings and events organised by FOPs CW 43 European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2019 Q2 Evaluation of Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards Q1-4 Campaign promotion CW 43 European Week for Safety and Health at Work November Healthy Workplaces Summit with Finnish EU Presidency and Good Practice Awards Ceremony 2020 Q1 Reporting and evaluation 16

17 Dangerous substances further work at the Agency Update of the OSH Wiki section on dangerous substances and new OSH wiki articles, with a special focus on tools and instruments Fumigation study Review of human health risks and prevention practices during handling of fumigated containers in ports. Report beginning of 2018 Feasibility Study Carcinogens Feasibility study on the development of a computer-assisted telephone survey to estimate worker s exposure to carcinogens in the EU, draft ready State-of-the-art report on reproductive toxicants Summary published (80 pages) Report in production 17