Mag. Beate Mayer (Austrian Workers´ Compensation Board)

1. The Level of Safety at Work A Comparison for the Members of the EU Mag. Beate Mayer (Austrian Workers´ Compensation Board)

2. Safety at Work • Eurostat Data Collection: • data, variables, measures, results • Differences in Reporting Systems: • collection, coverage, definitions • Possibilities

3. Just Figures? • number of reported accidents EU-15 2000 • million accidents at work with more than 3 days absence 2003 • fatal accidents at work EU-15 2003 • occupational diseases in 11 Member States 2003 7.628.184 4.2 4.664 54.250

4. In other Words one accident at work in Europe every 5 seconds 4% of all workers are victims of an accident at work during the year

5. Eurostat Data • Accidents at work • Commuting accidents • Occupational diseases • Work related health problems • and accidental injuries

6. Collection of Data • European Statistics on accidents at work (ESAW): • economic activity of the employer • occupation of the victim • age, sex and nationality of the victim • type of injury • part of body injured • geographical location of the accident • date and time of the accident • size and economic activity of the employer • days lost • working environment and working process • description of the accident

7. Describing the Accident Foto: www.photos.com

8. Describing the Accident • What was a person doing when the accident happened ? • Which tool, which object was used ? • What was "different" ? • What did not work, what crashed, what went wrong ? • How was the victim hurt ? • What did he/she get in contact with ? * Austria: objective cause for the accident, specific activity

9. Available Eurostat Data dimensions measures combinations where? - http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int

10. Data Available from Eurostat • Make a Selection

11. Data Available from Eurostat • Set Rows and Columns

12. Data Available from Eurostat • Results

13. What are we looking at? Data of the Austrian Workers´ Compensation Board accidents at work, commuting accidents Statistik Data-ware-house accidents of pupils occupational diseases pensions caused by .. employees, self-employed enterprises schools follow-up costs for accidents at work

14. Incidence Rates Incidence Rates by Eurostat + economic activity, severity and age or sex + fatal accidents: economic activity, member state and age + economic activity and size of the enterprise

15. Differences in Reporting Procedures • insurance based systems (public or private) – 10 Member States + Switzerland • - very high reporting level • sometimes up to 100% reporting level • legal obligation of the employer to notify the accidents to the relevant national authorities (Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom) + Norway • economic incentive for notifying accidents at work is not very strong • 30 to 50% reporting level • WEIGHTING

16. Branches agriculture,hunting and forestry manufacturing electricity, gas and water supply construction wholesale and retail trade and repair hotels and restaurants transport and communication financial intermediation real estate and business services Fotos: www.photos.com

17. Differences in Coverage • all countries: only "private sector" – • 9 NACE branches A, D, E, F, G, H, I • not all countries, no full coverage: • Public Administration(incl. police and firebrigades) – education - health and social work • Transport, Storage and Communication • maritime transport - air transport - transport via railways – post and telecommunications • Mining and Quarrying • off shore - others

18. ESAW 2003 Initial Results

19. Manufacturing Accidents at work with more than 3 days off in selected countries

20. Branches incidence rates per 100.000 workers

21. Differences in Reporting Systems • employment status • – rates for salary workers only? • vs. all: + self-employed, family workers, trainees, unknowns • building the correct reference population for incidence rates!

22. Differences in Reporting Systems • fatal accidents • all cases are included (also road traffic accidents at work – exc: IE, UK) "accidents at work leading to death of the victim within a year (after the day) of the accident"

23. Fatal Accidents

24. Implementation of "Phase 3" all values: % F..farmers, A..AUVA, P..public sector

25. Aims of Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2007 • Analysis according to Labour Market variables not available in ESAW and EODS • Accidents at work: • Cases with less than 4 days absence • Sectors and groups not fully covered by ESAW • asessments of the ESAW reporting levels • Work-related health problems • frequency and burden(absence) of diseases only partially caused by work or made worse by work • frequency of new emerging types of occupational diseases not yet included in the list of occupational diseases (esp musculoskeletal and psychosocial health problems)

26. Measures of the AUVA • number of accidents • number of employees • number of self-employed • number of pupils • Incidence rates • days off • payments • pensions • follow-up costs foto:www.photos.com

27. Thanks for your attention! • For further questions, • for ordering statistics: • Mag. Beate Mayer • +43-1-33111-343 • HST@auva.at • www.auva.at