Role of trade union in the policy creation regarding health and safety at the workplace in Slovakia Ing. Milan TóthOhrid, Macedonia general secretary NKOS October, 9th 2015

NKOS is active participant in social dialogue at national level and active co-legislators regarding the conditions of health and safety at work, using all forms and methods of labor union action to create safe working conditions for employees. These will be updated regularly so that trade unions at all levels will have flexibility to respond to events in the field and they can adjust their actions to improve the working conditions of employees. Social dialog and OHS

"Life and Health do not know the political orientation" The basic motto of the trade unions is the principle of "Life and Health do not know the political orientation". Political changes may not reduce conditions of safety and health at work. The unfavorable economic situation of employers must not lead to reducing health care for employees and safe working conditions.

For consistent use of existing rights that unions have in this area is NKOS mainly focused on: - consistent use of the established tripartite system – ( Economic and Social Council of the Slovak Republic) in the preparation of legislation aimed at raising standards of safety and health of workers at work, including the empowerment and rights of trade unions in this area

For consistent use of existing rights that unions have in this area is NKOS mainly focused on: - support for changes to the current system of compensation for occupational accidents and occupational diseases in the creation of a separate comprehensive system of accident insurance, provided by a public non-profit institutions for bipartite principle, the governing bodies comprising representatives of employers and employees

For consistent use of existing rights that unions have in this area is NKOS mainly focused on: - trends and associated factors of new emerging, especially

OSH at workplace’s NKOS has two inspector’s of OSH: Mr. Milan Tóth senior – responsible for production sector Mr. Ivan Černý – responsible for non production sector Their action is covering all public and private sector in Slovakia.

OSH at workplace’s Some of our members in all kind of companies are also the members of OSH committees in each company. Good example is OSH committee in U. S. Steel Košice, where our president of NKOS U.S.Steel Košice Mr. Milan Beregszászi is member.

OSH at workplace’s In metallurgical production exist a lot of potential hazards. Mr. Beregszászi is still in contact with our colleagues from production. Till now he received many cautions and proposals which can help for improvement the safety at workplace. At the OSH committee he represented theses ideas and some of them were implemented.

The way how to implement the new proposals to improve OSH in to the law of each country Representative of trade union which is member of OSH committee in the company will receive proposals for improvement of OSH from the workers based on their daily experiences Negotiate about this ideas on the OSH committee’s in each company, useful ideas try and implement Inform the inspector’s OSH about new implemented actions in the companies Inspector’s OSH will inform the representatives of trade union’s which are responsible for the negotiation in tripartity with government and representatives of employers about the new proposals of improvement in OSH area

Thank you for your attention