Politik in der Europischen Union

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HEADLINES on Occupational Health and Safety
(German)
Deutschland Unfallzahlen nehmen erstmals seit
14 Jahren wieder zu
Psychische Erkrankungen kosten den Krankenkassen
immer mehr !
Italien Gespenster-Tote auf dem Bau Unfälle
von Schwarzarbeitern werden vertuscht
Dublin Foundation Zunehmender Trend bei
überlangen Arbeitszeiten
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Europa heute
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Europe today
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Europe today
Smoke, fume, dust Noise
Noise
Radiation
Repetitive Hand or Arm movements
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Changes in the strain profile

• Time-pressure and tight deadlines
• Working at high speed
• heteronomous Tempo
• Repetetive work
• Unfavourable working-time
• Social conflicts

• Noise, Vibration
• Dampness, Cold, Heat
• Heavy loads
• Dusts, Smokes
• Painful positions (?)

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Problems of Functional Differentiation
Scientific knowledge
Work organization
Situation and duration of work
Work environment
Substances
Workplace and tools
Posture
Technical state of the art
Noise
Position in the hierarchy
Atmosphere
Breaks
Lighting
Venue of work
Workplace
Industrial Medicine
Industrial psychology
Industrial science
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Work protection is work creation

• A modern policy on occupational health and
  safety is more than only accident prevention
• Changes in the profile of risks
• Today work protection is the creation of a
  healthy work environment including all aspects of
  work

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European institutional partners

• The Bilbao Agency
• The Dublin Foundation
• The ETUCs Health and Safety Department
• Three Advisory Committees of the DG Employment
  and Social Affairs
• Advisory Committee for Safety and Health at the
  Workplace
• Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure
  Limits
• Senior Labour Inspectorate Committee
• European Parliament Employment and Social
  Affairs Committee