E-Tools and the collection and use of OSH Data in Europe Tim Tregenza Network Manager Safety and health at work is everyone’s concern. It’s good for you. It’s good for business.
“The report is dead”! The future of occupational safety and health? OSH E-tools are user-driven, Publications E-tools interactive, digital tools that allow information to be collected and analysed to provide tailored outputs that provide a basis for decision-making and action E-tools are most effective when integrated into the OSH system – whether at enterprise level or at national level http://osha.europa.eu 2
Broad range of e-tools Management Post incident Information Health tools tools tools monitoring Environmental Health Educational monitoring promotion tools http://osha.europa.eu 3
Benefits and challenges of etools Benefits Disadvantages • Empowerment • Data privacy • Less bureaucracy • Need IT literacy and • Provide solutions infrastructure • Language • Structured prevention • Misuse / lack of • Flexible, mobile, integrated competence • Associated with innovation • Need critical mass • Provide big data • Need ongoing support http://osha.europa.eu 4
Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) “Online interactive Risk Assessment 123 tools (OiRA) are especially useful as they provide cost-free sector-specific information and guide employers through all steps of the risk assessment process. 15 languages Such tools need to be significantly expanded and their use needs to be recognised and integrated in national requirements” 31 partners European Commission Safer and Healthier Work for All - Modernisation of the EU Occupational Safety and Health Legislation and Policy (2017) http://osha.europa.eu 5
Thank you More Information: osha.europa.eu oiraproject.eu http://osha.europa.eu 6
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