Participating in Occupational Safety and Health Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2012-13 Name and title of speaker Date | Event title Safety and health at work is everyone’s concern. It’s good for you. It’s good for business. Rights, duties and playing your part • Permanent employee, Agency worker, contractor? • You need to be aware of issues that affect your health and safety at work: − Your employer’s responsibilities − Your rights and responsibilities − How to contribute to safe and healthy work www.healthy-workplaces.eu 2 In workplaces with health and safety culture • Leadership is strong, with management: − Demonstrating commitment to health and safety − Creating the conditions for a partnership approach • Everyone − Participates fully − Accepts their rights, roles and responsibilities in relation to health and safety − Works together to prevent ill-health and injury www.healthy-workplaces.eu 3 Why get involved? • Because a safe workplace protects your health • No one knows better than you how to do your job and how your work affects you • If everyone does their bit it can make a real difference • Workplaces where employees are active in health and safety often have lower accident rates www.healthy-workplaces.eu 4 Rights and responsibilities • You have the right to work in a place where risks to your health and safety are properly controlled • Your employer is mainly responsible for taking care of this, but you also have a duty to help prevent ill-health and injury www.healthy-workplaces.eu 5 What your employer must do for your health and safety • Assess the risks and put in place preventive measures • Tell you about risks and train you • Provide toilets, drinking water, rest and first-aid facilities, and any protective equipment and clothing • Report injuries, diseases and dangerous incidents • Work with other employers and contractors involved in the workplace and temporary employment agencies • Consult and involve you and your representatives over risks and safety measures • National legislation and practices can vary in how consultation takes place www.healthy-workplaces.eu 6 What you must do As an employee, you have a legal duty to: • Do your job safely the way you have been trained, using the right safety devices, personal protective equipment, etc. • Cooperate with your employer on safety and health • Tell your employer, supervisor or worker representative… if you think the work or poor safety measures are posing a risk to health www.healthy-workplaces.eu 7 Health and safety management needs worker participation To involve you, your employer should: • Encourage you to report safety problems • Actively involve you in spotting problems • Ask you to suggest ideas for improving safety measures • Make it clear your ideas are valued and will be seriously considered • Give you recognition for your idea • Explain which ideas they will take forward and which they won’t and why www.healthy-workplaces.eu 8 A two-way process Worker involvement is a two-way process where employers and their employees/employee representatives: • Talk and listen to one another • Raise concerns and solve problems together • Seek and share views and information • Discuss issues in good time • Make decisions together www.healthy-workplaces.eu 9 Get involved! You know the risks in your workplace – get involved to help manage them and raise health and safety standards for you and your workmates • Be ready to: − Cooperate − Speak up − Be assertive − Pay attention − Accept feedback www.healthy-workplaces.eu 10 Ways of getting involved • Ask questions, make suggestions • Report any accidents and health and safety problems • Speak to your worker representative • Participate in any activities to involve workers • Tell your doctor if you think any health problems could be work-related. www.healthy-workplaces.eu 11 Young worker / New to the job? When you first start a job you are particularly prone to accidents. To protect yourself: • Ask questions during training • If you are unsure of something, check with your supervisor • Consult more experienced co-workers • Speak up with ideas or observations www.healthy-workplaces.eu 12 Find out more about your health and safety at work • EU-OSHA webpages on worker participation • EU-OSHA campaign site • EU-OSHA factsheets in 24 languages • Your national health and safety authority • Trade unions and trade associations • Work accident insurance organisations Workplaces where employers and employees work together on OSH are safer for everyone www.healthy-workplaces.eu 13 Network-based campaigning Core strength: national focal points and tripartite networks. But also … engage other stakeholders/partners • Official campaign partners (Pan-European and international organisations) including social partners, NGOs, sectoral federations and networks, private companies • EU institutions including European Commission, EU Parliament, EU representations, EU agencies, Enterprise Europe Network www.healthy-workplaces.eu 14 How to get involved? The campaign is open to all individuals and organisations. You can get involved by: • Disseminating campaign information and materials • Joining in with one of the many events, conferences, competitions, advertising campaigns – taking place during the campaign • Organising your own activities www.healthy-workplaces.eu 15 Campaign partnership offer Pan-European organisations can also apply to be campaign partners. The Agency offers: • Partner certificate • Welcome pack • Promotion at EU level and in the media • Online Communication Platform • Partner web section www.healthy-workplaces.eu 16 European Good Practice Awards • Recognise outstanding and innovative contributions • Encourage managers and workers to work together • Enhance workplace safety and health • EU Member States, EEA, Western Balkans and Turkey • Two categories: − Workplaces employing fewer than 100 people − Those with 100 or more workers • Winners chosen from entries submitted by national focal points http://osha.europa.eu/en/about/competitions www.healthy-workplaces.eu 17 Resources • Campaign guide • Practical guides for workers and managers • Good practice examples • News about campaign events • Presentations and animated video clips • All available in 24 languages www.healthy-workplaces.eu www.healthy-workplaces.eu 18 Key dates • Campaign launch 18 April 2012 • European Weeks for Safety and Health at Work October 2012 and 2013 • Good Practice Awards Ceremony April 2013 • Healthy Workplaces Summit November 2013 www.healthy-workplaces.eu 19 Further information • Visit the campaign website www.healthy-workplaces.eu • To find out about events and activities in your country, contact your national focal point www.healthy-workplaces.eu/fops www.healthy-workplaces.eu 20