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MONTENEGROMONTENEGRO

OSH and cooperation with OSH and cooperation with EU institutionsEU institutions

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GENERAL INFORMATIONGENERAL INFORMATIONArea (km2) 13.812

Borders (km) 614

Cost (km) 293

Population(2007.)

626 048

Capital Podgorica

Old Royal Capital

Cetinje

Climate Continental,mediteranian

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Percentage of employees in each Percentage of employees in each industryindustry

NAMEEmployees in 2004. Employees in 2005. Employees in 2006 Employees in 2007

total women total women total women total women

TOTAL 143485 63600 144340 63077 150800 64596 156408 70218

Agriculture, ForestryAgriculture, Forestry i Water Resource 2926 921 2786 864 2607 831 2586 843

Fishery 64 18 98 32 115 31 112 33

Minining industry 4579 572 4079 555 4159 505 3753 480

Prefabricate industry 26277 8201 25971 8051 26065 7211 25697 7221

Manufacturing, electrity power industry, water and gas management 5492 1120 5496 1088 5627 1026 5594 1046

Construction industry 6876 978 7563 1150 6853 1000 6647 1030

Trade market 24105 13281 23789 13013 29602 15530 30750 16771

Horeca 9563 5709 11110 5922 10928 4464 11307 5179

Transport and communication 14146 4243 13745 3642 12133 3065 11358 2964

Finance 3327 2123 3014 1974 3114 1636 3143 1714

Real estate, renting i commercial activities 4697 2143 5067 2153 5905 2610 5354 2474

Public service i social insurance 9337 4696 9524 4952 10345 6074 17575 10210

Education 13098 8278 12974 8615 12846 7951 12687 7862

Health and social service 11606 8383 11200 8061 12012 8877 12004 8823

Other communal and personal sevice 7392 2934 7924 3003 8489 3785 7841 3568

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LEGAL FRAMEWORK

CONSTITUTION

SAFETY AT WORK LAW

BY LAW REGULATIONSIII

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT IV

GENERAL ACT OF EMPLOYERV

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Safety at Work LawSafety at Work LawOfficial Gazette of the of Official Gazette of the of

Montenegro, No 79/04 (2004)Montenegro, No 79/04 (2004) Harmonized with Council Directive No. Harmonized with Council Directive No.

89/391/EEC89/391/EEC The Law shall lay down rights and duties of The Law shall lay down rights and duties of

employers and employees within respect to employers and employees within respect to healthy and safe working practice, and healthy and safe working practice, and measures to ensure health and safety at workmeasures to ensure health and safety at work

Obligations of an employerObligations of an employer Rights and Obligations of employeesRights and Obligations of employees Records and ReportsRecords and Reports SupervisingSupervising

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Safety at Work Law

Regulations (by-laws, ordinances)

Regulation on Risk Assesement at WorkplacesRegulation on Risk Assesement at Workplaces

Regulation on the Records and Reports in the Field of Safety at WorkRegulation on the Records and Reports in the Field of Safety at Work

Regulation on the Conditions to be fulfilled by an Authorized Organization Performing Regulation on the Conditions to be fulfilled by an Authorized Organization Performing Expert Tasks in the Field of Safety at WorkExpert Tasks in the Field of Safety at Work

Regulation on Manner and Procedure applied in Preventive Medical Examination of Regulation on Manner and Procedure applied in Preventive Medical Examination of EmployeesEmployees

Regulation on Means of Personal Safety for Work and Personal Safety EquipmentRegulation on Means of Personal Safety for Work and Personal Safety Equipment

Regulation on Safety in the Loading and Unloading of LorriesRegulation on Safety in the Loading and Unloading of Lorries

Regulation on Safety at Work on the RailwaysRegulation on Safety at Work on the Railways

Regulation on Hygienic and Technical Safety Measures for Work in Ferrous Regulation on Hygienic and Technical Safety Measures for Work in Ferrous Metallurgy Metallurgy

Ordinance on the Prohibition of Absolving and Claming Metallic Parts and other Ordinance on the Prohibition of Absolving and Claming Metallic Parts and other Materials with Fuel PetrochemicalsMaterials with Fuel Petrochemicals

Regulation on General Measures and Norms for Safety at Work Concerning Regulation on General Measures and Norms for Safety at Work Concerning Construction Works Intended for Working and Accessory PremisesConstruction Works Intended for Working and Accessory Premises

Regulation on Safety at Work in Forest IndustryRegulation on Safety at Work in Forest Industry

Regulation on Hygienic and Technical Safety Measures for Work in the Mechanical Regulation on Hygienic and Technical Safety Measures for Work in the Mechanical Processing and Shaping of Wood and Similar MaterialsProcessing and Shaping of Wood and Similar Materials

Regulation on Safety at Work Concerning the Danger of Electric PowerRegulation on Safety at Work Concerning the Danger of Electric Power

Regulation on Provision of Accommodation and Meals to Employees and their Regulation on Provision of Accommodation and Meals to Employees and their Transport from Place of Residence to Workplace and in the Opposite DirectionTransport from Place of Residence to Workplace and in the Opposite Direction

Regulation on Safety in the Maintained and Use of Motor VehiclesRegulation on Safety in the Maintained and Use of Motor Vehicles

Regulation on Safety at Work and Technical Measures Concerning Acetylene Regulation on Safety at Work and Technical Measures Concerning Acetylene Generators and Acetylene StationsGenerators and Acetylene Stations

Regulation on Measures and Norms Concerning Safety at Work with Work ToolsRegulation on Measures and Norms Concerning Safety at Work with Work Tools

Regulation on General Measures and Norms Concerning Noise at Work PremisesRegulation on General Measures and Norms Concerning Noise at Work Premises

Regulation and Special Measures and Norms for Safety at Work in the processing of Regulation and Special Measures and Norms for Safety at Work in the processing of Hides, Furs and Fur WastesHides, Furs and Fur Wastes

Regulation on Safety in Agriculture WorkRegulation on Safety in Agriculture Work

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OrganizaOrganizational chart of Labour sectortional chart of Labour sectorLabour sector

Deputy of Minister

8 Regional Units of Labour

(relations) inspection(24 inspectors)

Department of Labour relations

Department of 1st Misdemeanour

procedures

Department of Labour inspection

Chief Labour inspector

8 Regional Units of Labour inspection

for Safety at Work(11 inspectors)

Inspector grade I for labour relations

Inspector grade I for safety at work

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OSH system in MontenegroOSH system in Montenegro Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare - Labour inspectionMinistry of Labour and Social Welfare - Labour inspection Social partners (Government of Montenegro, Montenegrin Social partners (Government of Montenegro, Montenegrin

Employers Federation and Employers Federation and Montenegrin Employers Federation) Social Council External Authorized companies for OSHExternal Authorized companies for OSH Authorized healthcare institutions ((Department for Labour Department for Labour

MedicineMedicine)) SeSection for OSHction for OSH and Labour Medicine and Labour Medicine (Soci(Socialal Council – Council –

representatives of Social partners)representatives of Social partners) The Health Insurance Fund and the Pension and Disability

Fund NGO – Safety at Work Association of Montenegro Insurance companies…

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ProblemProblemss

Construction industryConstruction industry Metal Metal industryindustry ForestryForestry ShipbuildingShipbuilding

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ProblemProblemss

Number of work accidentsNumber of work accidents Untrained employeesUntrained employees Number of nonresident employeesNumber of nonresident employees Old technologyOld technology Working environmentWorking environment

In In 2008 2008 related to the labour inspection record related to the labour inspection record data’sdata’s it wasit was 70 70 work related accidentswork related accidents: 57 : 57 severesevere, 1 , 1 ccoolllelecctivtive ande and 12 12 fatal (death) work fatal (death) work accidents accidents

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ACCIDENTS AT WORK

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The European Union and Montenegro

Before 1998, assistance was mainly provided to Montenegro (as a part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) in the fields of humanitarian aid, assistance for democratisation and support for independent media.

In April 1998 a €3 million Joint Action was adopted by the European Council. The aim of this Joint Action was to provide rapid short-term assistance to the new Government of Montenegro to continue its programme of economic and political reform. In December 1998, a €5 million assistance programme was agreed between the Commission and the Government of Montenegro. The main objective of this programme was to promote and provide further impulse to the process of political and economic reform in Montenegro in the medium term, while easing the resulting social problems (i.e. unemployment or refugee issues). The programme covered the fields of agriculture, transport, pubic administration and education.

In May 1999 a Financing Agreement of €13 million was signed between the Commission and the Government of Montenegro, as budgetary support to alleviate expenditures incurred by the Montenegrin government related to the influx of internally displaced persons/refugees as a result of the Kosovo crisis. 

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In July 1999, and following NATO air strikes in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Commission approved a €2.5 million damage reconstruction programme for Montenegro. It aimed to provide assistance for repairs at the Plav municipality (a destroyed bridge and related civil facilities) and Podgorica (the airport). 

In September 1999, the Commission agreed direct budgetary assistance to the Montenegrin government for €10.4 million. This assistance aims to support the Republic’s balance of payments, related to imports of products linked to food security problems. The Commission has also provided, specifically for Montenegro and following the Kosovo crisis, significant amounts of humanitarian aid implemented through ECHO, its humanitarian arm. (Some €28 million in humanitarian aid has been allocated to Montenegro since 1992.)

In its meeting of March 23 and 24th 2000 in Lisbon, the European Council indicated its support to Montenegro's efforts to achieve democratic reform and economic prosperity. It underlined the urgent need for substantial assistance to Montenegro in order to ensure the survival of the democratic government. 

Two sets of funds were committed in 2000 – one for infrastructure construction and repairs (€5 million) and the other for transport, agriculture, financial/fiscal reform, education (€14 million).

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As part of the state of Serbia & Montenegro, Montenegro is also part of the Stabilisation and Association process. An Agreement is on offer to Serbia & Montenegro, with EU help promised to meet the conditions in which it can be signed.

Within the framework of the Stabilisation and Association Process, political and economic relations between Serbia & Montenegro and the European Union are advancing fast.

Montenegro benefit from European Commission assistance mostly managed by the The European Agency for Reconstruction . This includes macro-financial, humanitarian, democratisation, customs and fiscal planning aid, support for higher education cooperation programmes, the CARDS Regional Programme, and support for the EU Pillar of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). The region also receives bilateral aid from EU Member States.

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The EC assistance funds delegated to the Agency for management in 2006 amounted to some €244 million, most of it from the Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation (CARDS) programme. Since 2000, the Agency has managed a cumulative total of some €2.86 billion of EU taxpayers' money across its four operational centres. The Agency’s work is part of the wider Stabilisation and Association Process – the EU’s key strategy for the Western Balkans region. As the largest EU body managing assistance in the Balkans, the Agency is helping the region achieve lasting peace and prosperity, and progress towards eventual EU membership. The Agency’s emphasis has evolved from post-conflict reconstruction to helping countries with reform in areas such as justice and home affairs, public administration and public finance, and economic development. Today, programmes strengthen central and local administration, the police and the judiciary, public finances, the agricultural, transport and energy sectors, the environment and state utility providers.

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OSHA – European Agency for Safety and Health at Work – Bilbao, Spain

Montenegro started cooperation with Bilbao Agency in april 2007 and nominated Focal Point contact person.

In april 2009 Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Welfare of Montengro concluded Arrangement with OSHA.

OSHA contribution:

• Travel expenses and Daily allowances for Focal Point meetings of Montengrin FOP contact person

• Tickets for A + A fairy in Dusseldorf, Germany (2007)

• Translation of 52 Fact Sheets and OSH Thesaurus (cca 1500 pages)

• Printing of 6 different Fact Sheets (18000 copies)

• Preparation activities for construction of Montenegrin OSHA website

• Extranet registration and webspace for Montengrin FOP contact person

• Online meetings

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Planning activities of OSHA for future cooperation:

Translation:

• Launch the tender with a budget of about 24 000 euros for twocountries (Croatia and Montenegro covered) for the translation ofmaterials into Croatian and Montenegrin (cca 12000 pages)

Printing:

• Printing of following "Maintenance" Campaign material in 2010 will bedone by OPOCE and the materials will be sent from Luxembourg.

Conference organisation:

• The Agency has launched a tender to be able to sign a framework contract for conference organisation services in the EU 27 + Western Balkans and Turkey.

Activities for Preparation of Risk assessment methodology

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Next project co-ordination meeting:

• The next project co-ordination meeting for the 18th of November 2009. FoP meetings

Good Practice Award:

• As I said the Good Practice Award competition will be open to theWestern Balkans and Turkey (Maintenance 2010-2011)

Website - Single Entry Point:

• Preparation an introduction to the national Focal Point, similarly as it was presented by the Belgian FOP at the FOP meeting as an example.

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TAIEX (Technical Assistance Exchange Office) Instrument – DG Enlargement, European Commission

Cooperation with TAIEX started in March 2008

EVENTS:

• INT MARKT 27237 - Workshop on education and training of Montenegro's inspectors engaged in the area of health and safety – October 2008, Podgorica (Montenegro)

• TAIEX Reference IND/STUD: 33111 - Study visit on implementation of safety and health measures on construction sites in EU countries – October 2009, Haan/Cologne (Germany). Hosting MS institution: BG BAU, Haan

UPCOMING EVENT:

• INT MARKT 33110 - Workshop on New and Old Approach Directives EEC relating to personal protective equipment (PPE)

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EUROFOUND - European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,

Dublin Ireland

April 2009 - Started a preliminary activities and nomination of contact person for meeting with Montenegro and Albania missions to EU, with respect to the Fifth European Research on the Working Conditions (2010)

Future cooperation:

Considering that the Project envisages participation of the IPA countries, Montengro will taking the interest, in order to consider participation into research of EUROFOND.

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IPA Project on national levelIPA Project on national level related to OSH related to OSH

IPA 2009 Project Fische - "Harmonization and implementation of regulation of Labour inspection and Safety at Work inspection in accordance with EU acquis"

Costs:

Overall cost (VAT excluded): 1.360.000 €EU contribution: 1.180.000 €

Consist of:

Twinning Service contract 2 Supply contract

Expecting of tendering process for starting of realization of this project

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