TÍTULO DA APRESENTAÇÃO
OSH
Researches/projects
for public
establishments in EU
Vanda Caramelo
Director of Departament
Working Conditions Authority, Ministry of
Solidarity, Employement and Social Security
Portugal
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1. introduction
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 OSH research has a key role in ensuring safety, health and wellbeing at workplaces.
It provides arguments and scientific evidence upon which efficient
and sustainable policies and prevention measures have to be based
(European Commission, 2007). It also delivers the evidence base
for the development of practical methods and tools to be applied at
the company/establishments level.
In the context of economic crisis, it is particularly important for
research resources to be properly allocated and efficiently used.
 The projects and information sharing contributes to finding
solutions and interventions in the workplace to improve working
conditions.
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2. Sharing a project
Authority for Working Conditions
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Project
implementation
of safety and health at work
Legal framework in Portugal
As a result of the need for transposition of the Framework Directive, the need to
fully comply with the obligations arising from the ratification of Convention 155 of
the ILO, and the celebration by the Government and Social Partners, a Social
Agreement on Safety, Hygiene and Health Labour, a new regulatory framework Decree-Law 441/91 of 14/11 - containing principles designed to promote safety,
hygiene and health at work was made.
This law came to provide the country with a legal driver of an effective policy of
prevention of occupational hazards, applicable to:
- The all kinds of organizations (public or private);
- All sectors (private and public) ;
- All types of workers.
This law has proved ineffective in its application to public administration.
In 2008 the government decided to approve the scheme of employment in public
functions and include there an entire chapter on Safety and Health at Work.
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Organization of services
Politics
Regulation
Structure
Orders
Circulars
Annual Programming
Annual Plans
Annual Reports
Management of Personal Protection Equipment
Manual
Listing
Training and Information
Emergency Procedures
Measurements of self protection
First aid supplies
Consultation and Participation
Accidents / Incidents
Reports
Forms
Procedures
Information
Suggestions
Occupational Health
Risk assessment
Methodology
Online Library
Evaluation Reports
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Project
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of safety and health at work
a) Annual Programming
In the annual plan of activities of the
ACT (2013) there is a program
concerning:
Promoting the improvement of safety
and health (OSH) of workers of ACT,
whose main objectives are:
To stimulate the activity of OSH;
 Ensure consultation and
participation of workers in OSH;
 Promote risk assessment and
ensure professional response to
emergency situations;
 Ensure the effective improvement of
working conditions in the ACT.
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b) Organization of services
Politics:
The ACT is committed to adopt a policy of safety and health at work:
- Ensure working conditions in accordance with legal requirements;
- Take the information and training of their employees;
- Promote the participation and consultation of workers;
- Ensure a working environment safe and healthy;
- Adopt strategies for continuous improvement of working conditions;
- Ensure the means for the implementation of the policy.
Regulation:
The ACT has developed a regulation with the following matters:
- General (General Obligations of the ACT; obligations of workers,
information workers, consultation of workers; training)
- Organization of services (mode of service; service structures;
activities of safety and health at work)
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c) Consultation and Participation
In Portuguese law there is an obligation of the realization by the
employer, at least, two annual consultations workers on OSH.
In the ACT the following objectives were set for the consultation
process (online consultation):
The consultation aims to promote the active participation of its
workers in matters relating to OHS, particularly in this case
addressed the following topics:
Organization of the Occupational Safety and Health Act;
Prevention and risk assessment;
Training in safety and health at work.
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c) Risk assessment
Quantifying occupational risks based on the survey of the
safety of all jobs in the various installations of ACT
Method of Risk Assessment
Source
Worker
Risk
Exposure
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c) Risk assessment
1- Identification of the professional / functional profiles and
respective jobs to evaluate;
2 - Listing of the risks they are exposed to all workers employed
in professional categories / functional profiles indicated above, in
all respective jobs;
3 - Preparation of checklists for risk, including the definition of
criteria for the valuation level of disability;
4 - Completing the Checklist and Assignment Level Disabilities;
5 - Assignment Exposure Level ;
6 - Determining the Level of Probability;
7 - Assignment Level Consequence;
8 - Determining the Level of Risk;
9 - Hierarchy of Level of Risk through intervention levels.
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d) Accidents / Incidents
The Decree-Law n. 503/99 of November 20, in force since May 2000 approves
the new legal regime of accidents at work and diseases professionals in the
field of Public Administration.
Workers covered:
Employees and agents and other workers who
Subscribers are performing functions in
central, regional and local.
This law expressly and unequivocally assigns responsibility
the burden to the employer to the service of which the accident occurred or
the disease was contracted,
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3. OSH researches/projects for
public establishments in EU
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a) Working conditions in central public administration
(publication data 22-8-2013)
This report sets out to provide an overview
change in central public administration in
Norway. It also looks at the impact these
working conditions, as well as exploring how
of the main causes and reasons for
the European member states plus
changes have had on the sector's
this situation is expected to evolve.
This study was compiled on the basis of individual national reports submitted by
the EWCO (European Working Conditions Observatory) correspondents. The
national reports were drawn up in response to a questionnaire, hat included the
following item:
Health and well being (exposure to risks and hazards, stress at work, job
intensity, psychosocial risks, information on existing health and safety risks at
work, monotonous/complex work, social support at work, organisational issues)
www.eurofound.europa.eu
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b) Employee turnover, working conditions and motivation of civil servants
(publication data: 16-03-2009)
In September 2008, Bulgarian Ministry of State Administration and Administrative
Reform presented the results of a survey – entitled Employee turnover, working
conditions and motivation of civil servants.
The latter is funded by the European Social Fund under the Operational Programme
Administrative Capacity 2007–2013 .The survey examines civil servants’
perceptions about stress at work, factors causing stress, job satisfaction or
dissatisfaction, and motivation.
Conclusions:
Working in public administration appears to be associated with high levels of
stress.
 The main stress factor reported: The low level of remuneration.
Other work-related stress factors included: high workload; too many and
diversified tasks; time pressure; low levels of autonomy.
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c) Harassment and violence in public administration (Czech Republic)
(publication data: 02-12-2009)
The project ‘Workplace stress – prevention opportunities’ focuses on the
identification of the most frequent and significant stressors in the workplace and
also seeks to examine the stress factor of excessive mental load and other
negative phenomena such as harassment and violence in public administration.
The research has been completed through a cooperation between the Department
of Human Resource Development of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech
Republic , the Trade Union of Public Authorities and Organisations and the
Occupational Safety Research Institute.
Main problems identified:
• problems connected with working on a personal computer (PC);
• reorganisation and staff cutbacks;
• lack of support for stress prevention by employers;
• low prospects for career growth;
• time pressure;
• problems resolving conflicts with clients;
• poor communication.
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d) Priorities for OSH research in the coming years
 Violance and harassment at work
• Lack of reliable data on the prevalence of harassment and violence in Europe;
• Lack of intervention evaluation research in relation to harassment and
violence at work.
Priorities for research:
 Clarify the terms, definitions and classifications used in relation to different
types of work-related violence and harassment;
 More sector-orientated research is needed to clarify the influence of various
situational and environmental factors of third-party violence or harassment in
worker–client interaction in different workplace settings.
Conduct high-quality interventions aimed at developing, testing and
evaluating strategies to prevent harassment and violence in a variety of
workplace settings and the negative consequences of such behaviours. Evaluate
the process, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the interventions.
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d) Priorities for OSH research in the coming years
 Psychosocial risk factors, work-related stress and chronic diseases
and health conditions
 Investigate the complex interactions between work-related psychosocial and
organisational risk factors, work-related stress, physical inactivity at work, risk
behaviours and chronic diseases and health conditions to provide an evidence
base for policy development and effective prevention strategies. Focus on
groups particularly vulnerable to the adverse health effects of psychosocial risk
factors at work.
 Develop interventions, programmes and strategies that merge traditional
workplace health protection with workplace health promotion and address both
work-related risks —organisational and psychosocial — and behavioural factors
simultaneously. This logically includes a focus on both the work environment and
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d) Priorities for OSH research in the coming years
 Well-being at work — a positive approach
 Reinforce the positive approach in occupational health
psychology
research
characteristics
and
by
focusing
well-being,
on
positive
including
job
work
engagement, job resources, psychological capital, job
crafting and positive spillover.
 Explore further the relationship between workplace
innovation, health and safety at work and company
performance, and the possibility of improving health and
well-being at work through workplace innovation.
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TÍTULO DA APRESENTAÇÃO
12 de Dezembro de 2008
Thank you for your kind attention!
Vanda Caramelo
Diretor of Department
Working Conditions Authority
Ministry of Economy and Employment
Portugal
[email protected]
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