Although the number of workplace accidents has decreased by 25% over the last 10 years in the EU countries, according to the latest statistics the work-related diseases still account for an estimated 2.4 million deaths worldwide each year, 200 000 of which are in Europe. What are the best practices to raise awareness and support the prevention of work-related diseases?
Dear Petar Antov,
Please have a look at these useful links.
http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/oh/StrategiesPreventionOccupationalDisease.pdf
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Good luck!
The question you ask is too complex for getting a simple answer. Not many things common in the risks encountered in the chemical industry and in the bank industry (except probably those related to nefarious management practices) or in agriculture. You must also take into account that the deaths related to work are not only those who happen in the factory after an occupational accident, but also those who happen years after, connected to an occupational cancer, occupational asthma, coronary diseases connected to major stress, etc. In fact in Europe, according to a study of ILO (International Labour Organization), the accidents at work are responsible for only 5% of the number of death linked to work.
To give you a too simple answer, I would say that the best prevention in occupational risks is the one tthat makes the employers (and the states) consider that the worker is at the center of work organization and must be considered as a value not a tool.
The worst might be to come with the development of digitization and artificial intelligence. I suggest you to have a look at:
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Dear Mr. Hery,
Thank you for your extensive answer and the references you provided. I am aware that the topic about work-related diseases is complex and the specific characteristics differ greatly according to the respective economic sectors. I fully agree with your opinion about the importance of putting the employees (workers) in the very centre of the workplace organization, as well as the need for creating a preventative culture through provision of occupational safety and health information and training.
Best regards,
P. Antov
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