tno work and employment peter smulders osh monitoring systems in europe – part 1

Peter Smulders

TNO Work and Employment

OSH Monitoring Systems in Europe – Part 1

Sept-Oct 2002OSH Monitoring Systems in Europe 2

Part 1

• The objective of project and the methodology

• The why and the what of the project

• An overview of the 23 systems

• The Questionnaire used for the Inventory

• Results:

• Aims of the systems

• Work & health indicators included

• Employee & company indicators included

• Methodologies used per system

• Group 1 systems: Surveys

• Group 2 systems: Registers


The objective of the project

1. The production of an Inventory and an assessment of 20 currently used OSH Monitoring systems in the European member states

2. The organisation of a workshop wherein possible options for a European OSH Monitoring system will be discussed


Thus, why this project?

To stimulate the discussion on the future of

OSH Monitoring at the European level

Advice and comments from

The European Agency’s OSH Monitoring Expert Group

The National Focal Points


What systems to assess?

Not necessarily ‘the best’ 20 systems in Europe but a

‘large variety’ of systems

Typology of system

I. Worker Surveys

II. Exposure databases

III. Registers of accidents and diseases

IV. Registers of absenteeism

V. Policy directed (and multi-source) systems

VI. OSH-management / Labour Inspectorate systems


I - Worker Surveys

1. FranceWorking Conditions Survey

2. FranceMedical Survey of Profes. Risks (SUMER)

3. Spain National Working Conditions Survey

4. Sweden The Work Environment Statistics/Survey

II - Exposure database

5. Germany Workplace Exposure Measurement system


III-IV - Registers of accidents, diseases, absenteeism, etc.6. FranceOccupational Accidents Network

7. Italy Work, accidents, diseases, absenteeism, work disability and inspections system

8. Spain Occup. Accidents and Diseases Statistics

9. Sweden Work Injury Information System

10. UK Self Reported Work Related Illness Survey (SWI) & Occupational Disease Intelligence Network (ODIN)

11. UK Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) and Labour Force Survey (LFS)

12. Finland Occupation and Cancer Register

13. Denmark Occupational Hospitalisation Register

14. Finland Sickness allowance Register


V - Policy directed (and multi-source) systems

15. Denmark Study of preventive activities in companies

16. Netherl. Yearly OSH Balance Report

17. Germany Yearly ‘Status Report’ on Health and Safety at Work

18. UK The Costs to Britain of Workplace accidents and work-related ill health


VI - OSH-management / Labour Inspectorate systems

19. Belgium Safety Index of Companies

20. Ireland Promotion and Campaign Activities of the Health & Safety Authority

21. Ireland System for Accidents and Field Enforcement of HSA

22. Netherlands Yearly Inspection/OSH Monitor (‘Arbomonitor’)

23. Norway Register for enterprises and working accidents


Results: 10 aims of the systems1. set priorities of activities

2. evaluate the effect of actions

3. calculate costs and benefits of OSH

4. develop knowledge on OSH

5. support prevention or develop preventive policies

6. make benchmarking possible

7. provide basis for discussions with social partners

8. provide basis for actions of occup. physicians

9. present the yearly development of OSH

10. report to European institutions


Work and health indicators included

1622

101

2012

11

189

522

310

1426

2933

26

41

4

11

119

11

35

510

610

11

77

43

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

23 Norway–Accidents & Inspections

22 Netherlands–Inspection Monitor

21 Ireland–Accidents & Enforcements

20 Ireland–Promotions & Campaigns

19 Belgium–Safety Index

18 UK–Costs of accidents

17 Germany–OSH Status Report

16 Netherlands-OSH Balance

15 Denmark–Prevention in companies

14 Finland–Absenteeism

13 Denmark–Hospitalisation

12 Finland–Occupational Cancer

11 UK–Injuries & Diseases

10 UK–lllnesses & Diseases

09 Sweden–Work Injuries

08 Spain–Accidents

07 Italy–Accidents

06 France–Accidents

05 Germany–Workplace Expos. Database

04 Sweden–Working Conditions Survey

03 Spain–Working Conditions Survey

02 France–Risks Survey SUMER

01 France–Working Conditions Survey

'work' indicators 'health' indicators


Summary: Work & health indicators

Work indicators

• 9 systems include 16 or more work environment indicators

• 5 systems do not include work environment indicators

Health indicators

• 5 systems include 9 or more health indicators

• 3 systems are not focused on health

• 5 systems are focused on one specific health indicator (hospitalisation, absenteeism, costs, safety, fullfilment of legal OSH-requirements)


Employee & company indicators

4

54

2

43

555

44

34

36

555

322

12

12

22

11

13

23

23

23

2333

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

23 Norway–Accidents & Inspections22 Netherlands–Inspection Monitor

21 Ireland–Accidents & Enforcements20 Ireland–Promotions & Campaigns

19 Belgium–Safety Index18 UK–Costs of accidents

17 Germany–OSH Status Report16 Netherlands-OSH Balance

15 Denmark–Prevention in companies14 Finland–Absenteeism

13 Denmark–Hospitalisation12 Finland–Occupational Cancer

11 UK–Injuries & Diseases10 UK–lllnesses & Diseases

09 Sweden–Work Injuries08 Spain–Accidents

07 Italy–Accidents06 France–Accidents

05 Germany–Workplace Expos. Database04 Sweden–Working Conditions Survey

03 Spain–Working Conditions Survey02 France–Risks Survey SUMER


employee indicators company indicators


Employee indicators summarized

1. 14 systems include at least four employee indicators.

2. 4 systems include 2 or 3 employee indicators

3. 5 systems are non-employee oriented systems:

• Denmark–Prevention in Companies

• Belgium–Safety index of companies

• Ireland–Promotions & Campaigns

• Ireland–Accidents & Enforcements

• Netherlands–Inspection Monitor


Number of data sources used

34

311

233

21

233

111

3111111

0 1 2 3 4

23 Norway–Accidents & Inspections

22 Netherlands–Inspection Monitor

21 Ireland–Accidents & Enforcements

20 Ireland–Promotions & Campaigns

19 Belgium–Safety Index

18 UK–Costs of accidents

17 Germany–OSH Status Report

16 Netherlands-OSH Balance

15 Denmark–Prevention in companies

14 Finland–Absenteeism

13 Denmark–Hospitalisation

12 Finland–Occupational Cancer

11 UK–Injuries & Diseases

10 UK–lllnesses & Diseases

09 Sweden–Work Injuries

08 Spain–Accidents

07 Italy–Accidents

06 France–Accidents

05 Germany–Workplace Expos. Database

04 Sweden–Working Conditions Survey

03 Spain–Working Conditions Survey

02 France–Risks Survey SUMER



Mean number of data sources used per group of systems

2,5

2,5

1

2

1

1

0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3

6. Intervention-/OSH-managem. systems

5. Policy-directed multi-source systems

4. Registers of absenteeism

3. Registers accidents-diseases

2. Exposure database

1. Worker Surveys


Types of sources used

• Surveys by 14 systems

• Social security registers by 9 systems

• Workplace observations in companies by 8 systems

• Census data by 5 systems

• Other data by 7 systems

In total 43 sources used by 23 systems ->

almost two data sources per system


The 23 systems classified into 3 groups

• 1. Work and health surveys (sample data)

• 2. Registers of accidents, diseases, absenteeism (population-wide and sample data)

• 3. Workplace observations by Inspectorates (often related to accidents, substances, safety; from companies)


Group 1 systems:Working conditions & health Surveys

• 01 France–Working Conditions Survey

• 02 France–Risks Survey SUMER

• 03 Spain–Working Conditions Survey

• 04 Sweden–Working Conditions Survey

• 12 Finland–Occupation & Cancer

• 17 Germany–OSH Status report


Main characteristics of Survey systems

content

• all work characteristics

• accidents, ill-health

• employee as well as company characteristics

methodology

• only questionnaires, sample data

• no underreporting

use of data:

• not used for cost-benefit analysis

• seldom used for the evaluation of policies, actions or campaigns


Group 2 systems: Registers of accidents, diseases, absenteeism

• 06 France–Accidents

• 07 Italy–Accidents

• 08 Spain–Accidents

• 10 UK–lllnesses & Diseases

• 11 UK–Injuries & Diseases

• 13 Denmark–Hospitalisation

• 14 Finland–Absenteeism

• 18 UK–Accidents Costs

• 23 Norway–Accidents & Inspections


Main characteristics of Register systems

content

• work activity, working hours, and employment status

• accidents, ill-health, absenteeism, work disability

• costs of occupational accidents and diseases

• employee as well as company characteristics

methodology

• multi-source (registers, observations, and surveys)

• population data; some underreporting

use of data

• used for cost-benefit analysis

• not much used for evaluation of policies, actions or campaigns


The headlines

• a large diversity in systems aims available

• a large diversity in ‘work & health indicators’: from 1 to 37 indicators

• 5 systems do not include ‘work indicators’

• 14 systems include 4 or more employee indicators

• 5 systems are ‘pure’ company-oriented systems

• surveys use 1 source, registers 2 sources, and policy-directed and OSH-management systems 2,5 sources

• statistically the best summary: 3 types of systems available: surveys, social security registers, workplace observations by inspectorates

tno work and employment peter smulders osh monitoring systems in europe – part 1

Documents

used osh monitoring

future of osh monitoring

european osh monitoring

multisource systems

registers of accidents

yearly osh balance report

system group

workrelated ill health