1. Multi-country Workshop on Developing Systems
for Occupational Health and Safety through Social Dialogue
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"Developing a prevention culture on work place level; the perspective from labour inspection".
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Brussels, Februar 2013
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Laurencia JANCUROVA, Slovakia
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2. SLOVAKIA I come from Slovakia HEART OF EUROPE
Official Country Name: The Slovak Republic
Capital: Bratislava, Kosice – the second biggest town, European Capital of Culture and the seat of the National Labour Inspectorate
Population: 5, 5 millions
Independence: January 1, (former Czechoslovakia)
EU member: since 1st May 2004

3. Health and safety prevention and prevention culture
they lead to:
Better quality of work, health and welfare of employees
Management shall be interested in all aspects of work including social aspects, physical needs, status (self-realization, creativity, education ...) and employees’ motivation – what role the labour inspection can play in this process?
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4. What does prevention mean?
Workshop on Developing Systems
for Occupational Health and Safety through Social Dialogue
What does prevention mean?
Example of health understanding
What do we expect of a medical doctor?
...to treat us when we are ill...
In Old China, if the Imperator became ill ...
... his doctor was put to death

5. Prevention culture on work place level helps to build a healthy organisation
A healthy organisation is "one whose culture, management, working climate and other business practices create an environment that promotes the health, effectiveness and performance of its employees" (Enterprise for Health network (EfH), 2008).
What does it mean in practice and how labour inspection can participate and help to extend the range of such organizations that can be called „healthy organisations“?
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6. Concept on Health and Safety at Work
Some of the priorities where the LI played the mail role in our OSH strategy:
Effective state inspection and supervisory bodies, effective social dialogue and the functioning of mechanisms of social partners in their influencing on OSH,
Increasing of the preventative activities of the labour inspection (at least one third of the newly established employers undergo labour inspection and principal supervision not later than within one year from their establishment).
Increase the share of the performance of OSH labour inspection and principal supervision in favour of preventative activities so that they constitute at least 70% of the total number of OSH performances.
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7. Labour inspection and social aspects of its work
Preventive action to avoid dangerous situations in the companies
Protection of workers against negative consequences of work, working accidents and professional diseases
Solutions of critical situations by providing advice, giving consultation, initiating the process to legally deal with the situation at the workplace
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Wellbeing
Safety
Health
Welfare
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8. Factors of success – in general and from LI point of view
Improvement of health and well-being of workers
Building a positive image of OSH and the workplace safety culture in the public mind
Supporting companies, especially SMEs in achieving compliance with legal regulations
Stimulating debate about OSH importancies
More confidence in management, labour inspection
Less shortcomings by labour inspections, OSH improvement, less accidents and professional diseases
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9. TAIEX TAIEX TAIEX EU promotion
OSH Campaigns coordinated by the European Union
Healthy Workplaces campaigns
(based on the tripartite)
Labour inspection should be involved
/Slovak example/
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10. The basis for involvement of the labour inspection in prevention culture
Labour inspection in Slovakia represents according to the OHS Act also:
„Provision of free of charge consulting to employers, natural persons and employees in the scope of principal expert information and advice on how to best observe provisions of the OSH Act“
This is done by using the National network built according the EU OSHA rules
Network promotes dissemination and the introduction of experience from the best OSH practice.
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11. National Network of the Slovak Focal Point
National Labour Inspectorate
National Focal Point
Employees representatives zamestnancov
Employers representatives
Representatives of Ministries
Others
Educational Institutions

12. 3 National Focal Point meetings are organized yearly

13. Help of the labour inspection in promoting OSH activities:
Visiting companies and looking for the „Good examples“ that are presented at the national and international level
Distributing the promotion materials /those from EU OSHA and other sources/
Speaking with worker´s health and safety representatives and asking them to be present during the inspection on the work place
Organization of so-called „Open doors“ at the labour inspectorates
Series of seminars broadening the knowledge on H&S at work, a website containing OSH information
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14. TAIEX TAIEX TAIEX Safety Enterprise
The labour inspectorates try to motivate and coordinate the active participation of employers in OSH projects and programmes, such as Safe Enterprises.
The program allows participants receive a Certificate „Safety enterprise“ given by Ministry of Labour, Social Affaires and Family
Certificate states that the organization has established an effective safety and health management system and has achieved the required level of care for the working conditions of employees.
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The National labour inspectorate published the brochure explaining the rules, the steps how to manage the process of fulfilling the requirements for receiving the Certificate by commission appointed by general director of NLI.
Labour inspector visit the company which wants to participate in program Safety Enterprise and provide the consultation on how to fulfil all requirements for receiving positive statement of commission.
Other bodies such as Fire protection and Environmental office should also give their statement.
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16. Safety Enterprise certificates

17. Seminars for SMEs (organized by regional LI)
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18. Labour inspection challenges:
Special approach and focused to SMEs
Special attention focused on high-risk sectors
Providing enlightenment: „Good labour practices mean good business for the employer“ or „Good for you. Good for your business.“
Inspector should not have the image of a policeman
System approach implementation – all shortcomings are due to „bad management“
Satisfied and healthy employees – satisfied employers
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19. Thank you for your attention
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