1. Safety and health at work is everyone’s concern. It’s good for you. It’s good for business. Facing Future OSH Challenges in Europe’s Workplaces Dr Christa Sedlatschek Director Fort Worth, Texas: 17 September 2015 8 th Joint US-EU Conference on Occupational Safety and Health

2. http://osha.europa.eu 2 Some health and safety challenges  Economic and demographic change  Micro and small enterprises  New technologies, new forms of employment, new ways of working  New and emerging risks  Work related diseases (psychosocial risks, MSDs, cancer, etc.)  28 different OSH systems  Changes in the policy and regulatory context

3. http://osha.europa.eu 3 The changing world of work  New technologies, new forms of employment and ways of working −Robotics −Alternative energy technologies (green jobs) −New relationship between employer and employee (e.g. employee sharing, voucher-based work) −New work patterns (e.g. casual work, crowd employment) −Human enhancement (e.g. performance enhancing drugs)

4. http://osha.europa.eu 4 Health: The big challenge More than 150,000 work-associated deaths annually (accidents + ill-health) 90% of those deaths are from disease rather than accidents Source: ILO

5. http://osha.europa.eu 5 ESENER-2 – Risk factors present in the establishment (% establishments, EU-28) Base: all establishments in the EU-28. Note: psychosocial risk factors shaded in light blue.

6. http://osha.europa.eu 6 ESENER-2 - Reasons why workplace risk assessments are not carried out regularly, by establishment size (% establishments, EU-28) Base: establishments in the EU-28 that do not carry out risk assessments regularly.

7. http://osha.europa.eu 7 ESENER-2 - Major reasons for addressing health and safety (% establishments, EU-28) Base: all establishments in the EU-28.

8. http://osha.europa.eu 8 ESENER-2 - Difficulties in addressing health and safety, by country: the complexity of legal obligations (% establishments, EU-28) Base: all establishments in the EU-28.

9. http://osha.europa.eu 9 EU-OSHA strategic approach EU Strategic Framework Multi-annual strategic programme Identified priorities Annual Management Plan Specific projects

10. http://osha.europa.eu 10 EU Strategic Framework 2014 - 2020  Challenges identified are MSEs, work-related diseases, and demographic change  Objectives: 1.Consolidation of national strategies 2.Facilitate compliance, especially in MSEs 3.Better enforcement by Member States 4.Simplifying legislation 5.Ageing, new risks, occupational diseases 6.Improving statistical data collection 7.Better international coordination

11. http://osha.europa.eu 11 Activities under EU-OSHA multi-annual strategic programme 2014-2020  Anticipating change New and emerging risks  Facts and figures MSEs Older workers ESENER Work related diseases Benefits of OSH  OSH tools OIRA E-Tools  Raising awareness Campaigning  Networking knowledge OSHWiki OSH strategies  Networking EU & International networking

12. http://osha.europa.eu 12 Getting the message across!

13. http://osha.europa.eu 13 Thank you!