Social Dialogue in OSH ILO principles and approach

Social Dialogue in OSH: ILO principles and approach Oxana Gerasimova Subregional OSH Coordinator ILO Moscow

ILO standards and guidelines on OSH Guiding policies for action • The Occupational Safety and Health Convention no. 155 (1981) and Recommendation no. 164 • The Occupational Health Services Convention no. 161 (1985) and Recommendation no. 171. • Protocol to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention (2002). • The Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention no. 187 (2006) and Recommendation no. 197.

ILO Global OSH strategy National preventative safety and health culture • right to a safe and healthy working environment is respected at all levels, • tripartite participation in a system of defined rights, responsibilities and duties, and • principle of prevention is accorded the highest priority.

ILO Global OSH strategy ILO Convention 155 Each Member shall, in the light of national conditions and practice, and in consultation with the most representative organisations of employers and workers, formulate, implement and periodically review a coherent national policy on occupational safety, occupational health and the working environment.

ILO Global OSH strategy ILO Convention 187 Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall promote continuous improvement of occupational safety and health to prevent occupational injuries, diseases and deaths, by the development, in consultation with the most representative organizations of employers and workers, of a national policy, national system and national programme.

Content of the National OSH Policy Assignment of functions and responsibilities • Governments are responsible for regulating and enforcing workplace health and safety. Employers must provide safe and healthy workplaces and safe systems of work; employees must work in as safe a manner as possible; and suppliers, designers and manufacturers must provide safe products and accurate information about the safe use of materials and equipment. Australia • Good working conditions can only be achieved if employers and their workers pull together. While the employer is ultimately responsible for working conditions policy, consultation with the workers is still compulsory. The Netherlands

The role of social partners v Right to participate. v Tripartite National OSH body - key component in any national OSH system. v Tripartite consultation and discussion: • legitimates the policy; • improves communication and understanding; • helps in finding practical ways of improving; • resource for the implementation.

OSH at the national level National OSH Policy National OSH System National OSH Profile National OSH Programme

National OSH Council NATIONAL OSH POLICY NATIONAL OSH SYSTEMS Available infrastructures and resources NATIONAL OSH PROFILE Diagnostic and analysis of situation and resources NATIONAL OSH SITUATION Current situation of occupational accidents & diseases NATIONAL OSH PROGRAMMES What we want/can do STRATEGIC PLANNING Determination of goals & priorities OPERATIVE PLANNING REVIEW Impact & achievements Formulation, implementation and evaluation of activities The difference between where we are (current status) and where we want to be (strategic planning) is what we do (action plans).

Developing a National OSH Programme • National tripartite workshop • Taskforce setting Analysis • National OSH Profile • Draft National OSH Programme • Government’s endorsement • Official launching

Tailoring OSH Programmes Companies in difficult situation (crisis) Informal sector High-risk sectors OSH strategies Aged workers Unemploy ed Young workers People with disabilities

National OSH Profiles

Management system approach National level Enterprise level National OSH Council (3 -partite) OSH Committee (bi-partite) National OSH Policy OSH policy within an enterprise National OSH System Organizational OSH structure National OSH Programme OSH MS Programme review Audit of OSH MS Formulating new NOSHP for continual improvement Taking action for continual improvement

ILO-OSH 2001

GOST 12. 0. 230 -2007 • IDT – identical to ILOOSH 2001 • CIS interstate standard

Best examples in the region Azerbaijan: • National OSH Council – Jan 2012

Best examples in the region Kazakhstan: • General Agreement for 2012 -14 – Dec 2011 • Introduction of bi-partite committees at enterprises – Jan 2012

Best examples in the region Tajikistan: • Development of the National OSH Programme for 2013 -2016 – by Order #183 of the Min. Lab as of October 14, 2011

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