Participating in Occupational Safety and Health Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2012-13

Participating in Occupational Safety and Health Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2012-13
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Safety and health at work is everyones concern. Its good for you. Its 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 employers responsibilities
Your rights and responsibilities

How to contribute to safe and healthy work
www.healthy-workplaces.eu
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
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
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
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
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
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 wont and why
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
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Key dates
Campaign launch European Weeks for Safety and Health at Work Good Practice Awards Ceremony Healthy Workplaces Summit
18 April 2012
October 2012 and 2013 April 2013 November 2013
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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
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Name and title of speaker Date | Event title

Rights, duties and playing your part

Your rights and responsibilities

Demonstrating commitment to health and safety

Why get involved?

If everyone does their bit it can make a real difference

Rights and responsibilities

What your employer must do for your health and safety

Report injuries, diseases and dangerous incidents

What you must do

Cooperate with your employer on safety and health

Health and safety management needs worker participation

Ask you to suggest ideas for improving safety measures

Raise concerns and solve problems together

Ways of getting involved

Young worker / New to the job?

If you are unsure of something, check with your supervisor

Find out more about your health and safety at work

Trade unions and trade associations

organisations) including social partners, NGOs, sectoral federations

How to get involved?

Joining in with one of the many events, conferences, competitions,

Campaign partnership offer

Promotion at EU level and in the media

European Good Practice Awards

Presentations and animated video clips

October 2012 and 2013 April 2013 November 2013

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