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Veiligheid en gezondheid op het werk

Infopagina's over de EU 01-06-2017

Sinds de jaren tachtig van de twintigste eeuw besteedt de EU veel aandacht aan het verbeteren van de gezondheid en veiligheid op het werk. Met de invoering van wetgeving op Europees niveau zijn normen vastgelegd voor de minimale bescherming van werknemers. Dit belet de lidstaten echter niet om strengere maatregelen te handhaven of in te voeren. Toen het Handvest van de grondrechten van de Europese Unie wettelijk bindend werd met de inwerkingtreding van het Verdrag van Lissabon, werd het belang van ...

The study aims at better understanding the importance of Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) as a contributing factor to the economic viability of an organisation and looks into the potential effects of the proposals currently on the table for reducing administrative burdens in the field of health and safety at work. It considers the costs and benefits of compliance with OSH obligations, new and emerging risks and the need for new prevention measures to address these.

Two briefing notes on the 'New Strategy on Health and Safety at work 2007-2012' focus on the comparability of data and statistics in occupational health and safety, implementation and simplification of OSH directives without reducing the level of protection, targeted measures and whether OSH legislation is applied at global level.

Fisheries is still one of the sectors with the highest risk of accidents. The causes of accidents vary widely, requiring specific regulations adapted to each case. The EU has two Directives (Directives 93/103/EC and 97/70/EC), but they only concern large vessels, i.e. +/-10% of the EU fishing fleet. Hence the importance of fresh legislation that should include all types of vessels.