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Occupational health and
safety –
Cornerstone for sustainable health at
workplaces
Bitten Højmark Døjholt,
Danish Working Environment Authority
June 13, 2013
2
3
The responsibility of the enterprise
• The enterprise is responsible for ensuring health
and safety at the workplace
• Employers and employees must cooperate on
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
4
OSH and the supply
of labour
 OSH initiatives are an important step in overall
employment-policy initiatives
 OSH and working conditions have an impact
on
 long-term absence due to sickness,
 early retirement and retirement due to disability
 getting people back to work after sickness 4
5
OSH and productivity
 Of all sick leave 1/3 relates to poor OSH
conditions
 Musculo-skeletal disorders and psychological
working environment are the primary causes.
 OSH efforts can have an impact on the
supply of labour
6
Danish Approach
• The Working Environment Act is the regulatory
framework.
• Strategies serve as a political framework
 An effective approach
 All players in the OSH field are involved and contribute
7
Danish OSH efforts to 2020
 25% fewer serious
occupational accidents
 20% fewer people exposed
to psychological strain
 20% fewer people exposed
to musculo-skeletal strain
8
WEA support of the enterprise
• Inspection and dialogue
• Call center
• Guidance (small enterprises)
• WEA guides
• Website
• Digital services
• App
9
Guidance on health promotion
• Inspections include guidance on health promotion
 MSD
 Psychosocial issues
9
Guidance on health promotion
• Inspections include guidance on health promotion
 MSD
 Psychosocial issues

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Bitten Højmark Døjholt, National Working Environment Authority, Denmark

  • 1. Occupational health and safety – Cornerstone for sustainable health at workplaces Bitten Højmark Døjholt, Danish Working Environment Authority June 13, 2013
  • 2. 2
  • 3. 3 The responsibility of the enterprise • The enterprise is responsible for ensuring health and safety at the workplace • Employers and employees must cooperate on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
  • 4. 4 OSH and the supply of labour  OSH initiatives are an important step in overall employment-policy initiatives  OSH and working conditions have an impact on  long-term absence due to sickness,  early retirement and retirement due to disability  getting people back to work after sickness 4
  • 5. 5 OSH and productivity  Of all sick leave 1/3 relates to poor OSH conditions  Musculo-skeletal disorders and psychological working environment are the primary causes.  OSH efforts can have an impact on the supply of labour
  • 6. 6 Danish Approach • The Working Environment Act is the regulatory framework. • Strategies serve as a political framework  An effective approach  All players in the OSH field are involved and contribute
  • 7. 7 Danish OSH efforts to 2020  25% fewer serious occupational accidents  20% fewer people exposed to psychological strain  20% fewer people exposed to musculo-skeletal strain
  • 8. 8 WEA support of the enterprise • Inspection and dialogue • Call center • Guidance (small enterprises) • WEA guides • Website • Digital services • App
  • 9. 9 Guidance on health promotion • Inspections include guidance on health promotion  MSD  Psychosocial issues
  • 10. 9 Guidance on health promotion • Inspections include guidance on health promotion  MSD  Psychosocial issues

Editor's Notes

  1. Dette er en del af rammesætningen af arbejdsmiljø og skal vise lytterne, hvordan tilgangen er. Understrege her, at det er arbejdspladsen der er i fokus. Det er den vi retter vores virke mod. Det er her forandringerne skal ske. Understrege virksomhedens ansvar men også at for at få det til at fungere skal det ske i et tæt samarbejde på arbejdspladsen. Den leder videre til den næste slide, hvor sammenhængene til resten af samfundet vises.
  2. A poor working environment is as you know a threat to the individual safety and health. But it also affects absenteeism. But it also has an impact on the number of people who takes early retirement voluntarily And thus a threat to the possibility to be productive in a long work life. In Denmark 1/3 of all absence of work that is due to sickness relates to OSH. In particular musculo-skeletal disorders (MSD) and the psychosocial working environment have the greatest impact.
  3. In Denmark 1/3 of all absence of work that is due to sickness relates to OSH. In particular musculo-skeletal disorders (MSD) and the psychosocial working environment have the greatest impact.
  4. Forklare hvordan vi baserer os på reguleringen, der yder en ramme for vores arbejde. Men det helt afgørende er den tilgang vi anvender i Danmark med bredt funderet strategisk grundlag, med klare mål for indsatsen. Fortælle om hvordan strategien bliver til – blandt andet i et samarbejde med parterne. Strategien handler om at sikre en fokuseret tilgang, så vi opnår bedst mulige resultater.
  5. In march 2011 our former government agreed on a new OSH strategy to 2020. It includes ambitious goals. Denmarks strategy is a.o. to reach a goal that 20% fewer people will be exposed to MSD in 2020. The strategy is politically sanctioned. All relevant OSH partners are obligated – WEA, social partners, enterprises.
  6. Vise at vi er stærke ift en hel række af virkemidler. Vi har en række af virkemidler som samlet set bidrager til at understøtte virksomhederne i deres arbejdsmiljøarbejde. Ikke nødvendigvis gå i detaljen med alle. Aim: to enable the enterprises to help themselves EASY og online.at Der er den fysiske tilstedeværelse + også alle de andre værktøjer.
  7. Workplaces is the focus for WEA. However we also address the individual differences in our guidance. We have a special focus on health promotion. Det vigtie er at det vi italesætter er i relation til MSB og psyk. Guidance on: Exercise and movement – for example to include it in the workday The psychosocial field – policies for harrassment etc. Integrated in the health and safety work Involvement of the employees and leaders in front AFSLUTNING – opsummering af de vigtigste budskaber.