Report from session on games, tools and apps presented during the Latvian presidency OSH conference

1. LATVIAN PRESIDENCY CONFERENCE ON
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
FROM THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK TOWARDS EFFECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION - OSH CAN BE SIMPLE AND
ENTERTAINING
27 - 28 April 2015, Riga
Hotel “Tallink”, Elizabetes Street 24
THE EVENT IS CO-FINANCED UNDER THE "EASI-PROGRESS PROGRAM 2015"

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REPORT ON USE OF GAMES TO
INVOLVE
Lāsma Kozlova, Researcher, Institute of Occupational Safety and
Environmental Health

3. • 6 games presented.
• Summary to be found in the conference USB.
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Games to involve

4. • Developed in 2014 as a part of the
“Slips&Trips” campaign.
• Teaching that “Small things make a big
difference”
• Behave safely (clean up, mark the
hazzards) and you will get to the next
level.
• IF not: salary drops!
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Web based game on Slips&Trips “Busy workers”
(Labour Inspectorate, EE)

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Web based game “Find the risks at workplace”
(Institute of Occupational Safety and
Environmental Health, LV)
• 84 pictures from enterprises from
different branches.
• Shows the amount of risks (3-10) to be
found, helps if needed.
• Available in Latvian, at
www.stradavesels.lv.

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Feeling guide: www.sajutugids.com
(Rural Support Service, LV)
• Made to feel better – meditation and
breathing techniques, health tips.
• Available in Latvian and English at
www.sajutugids.com.
• 7250 unique users.
• FInland – 82, Russia – 61, Denmark –
55, Spain – 37, Poland – 26, USA – 26
(20 different countries).

7. 7
Be safe at Home, at School and on the Street
(Riga Municipal Police, LV)
• Consists of a magnetic board of an
environment (School, Street, Home)
with magnetic figures (mom, bully, child,
fire, dog, etc.)
• The player is asked to describe the
situation and a way out of it.
• The police man corrects and helps to
see the risks and possible prevention.
• The property of Riga Municipal Police,
used frequently at schools.
• Situations are evidence – based.

8. Web-based game “Healthy and Safe” (Outloud,
LV)
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• The idea came from enterprises willing
to test their employees knowledge on
OSH.
• Children traumatism in LV is one of the
highest in EU – situations are taken
from “real life”.
• Available in Latvian and Russian, for
children aged 4-11 years.
• Teaching safe work methods in early
childhood will prevent accidents in
adult life.

9. • Developed in 2006 together with TNO
(NL).
• Currently available online in Latvian at
www.stradavesels.lv.
• Calculates the direct and indirect costs
of an accident.
• 6 steps -> PDF for printout
HOW MUCH DID THE ACCIDENT
COST?!
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Calculate the COST of an accident (Institute of
Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, LV)

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Results
U s e r i n f o r m a t i o n
A c c i d e n t t y p e :
A c c i d e n t d e s c r i p t i o n :
B r i c k f e l l o n w o r k e r s u n p r o t e c t e d f e e t
a n d d a m a g e d t h e a n k l e .
B r a n c h : 4 1 C o n s t r u c t i o n o f b u i l d i n g s
D a y o f t h e a c c i d e n t : M o n d a y
T i m e o f t h e a c c i d e n t : 1 0 : 0 0
P e o p l e i n v o l v e d : 1
A c c i d e n t c o s t s c a l c u l a t i o n
C o s t s a t t h e m o m e n t o f t h e a c c i d e n t : & 5 0 1 3 . 6 0
T h e c o s t s o f a c c i d e n t i n v e s t i g a t i o n : & 2 6 7 . 6 7
C o s t s o f d a m a g e : & 1 9 . 3 4
B u s i n e s s c o s t s : & 3 2 9 6 . 6 8
O t h e r c o s t s : & 0 . 0 0
I n d i r e c t c o s t s : & 1 0 3 1 6 . 7 4
T O T A L c o s t s : & 1 8 9 1 4 . 0 3

11. Thank you for attention!
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