Econom ic incentives to im prove occupational safety and health - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

“Econom ic incentives to im prove occupational safety and health” Dr. Dietmar Elsler Project Manager Working Environment Information Unit

Project organisation European Strategy 2007-2012 Reduce accidents by 25 % European Agency Project on economic incentives Network of Topic Centre – economic Consortium of incentives European OSH organisations institutes

Tasks of Econom ic I ncentives Netw ork  Exchange research and good practice inform ation on econom ic incentive m odels  Give input and advise for Topic Centre products  Prom ote the results of the project  Explore possibilities how to prom ote the use of incentive m odels in Europe

Agency inform ation products on Econom ic incentives  1.1 Prevention report on economic incentives in OSH  1.1.1 Introduction to the preventions report  1.1.2 Literature review: Motivation of enterprises for OSH through economic incentives  1.1.3 Policy report: Legal and political framework conditions for Economic Incentives in member states - possibility and limits of transferability  1.1.4 Case studies report: Insurance related economic incentives  1.1.5 Conclusions of the prevention report  1.2 Article 1: Cost-benefit-analysis of economic incentives at national level  1.3 Article 2: Added value of addressing economic incentives at international level  1.4 Article 3: Economic incentives in related policy areas, such as health, environment

Tim ing of the project  First drafts to expert group in January 0 9  Expert group Meeting February 0 9  Final drafts of Topic Centre in March 0 9  Content editing by Agency May 0 9  Copy-edit by contractors June 0 9  Mem ber states / experts review Sept. 0 9  I ncorporation of com m ents October 0 9  Expert group and Agency Closing event “Risk Assessm ent” in Novem ber  Layout and preparing publication Dec. 0 9  Publication Beginning 2 0 1 0

Future planning  Prom otion of products in 2 0 1 0 o Press releases in all m em ber states o W eb teasers, OSH new sletters  Presentation on congresses: o Next EU presidencies Czech Republic, Sw eden, Spain o Cooperation w ith ECOSH, a project on the econom ic dim ension of OSH  W ork program m e 2 0 1 0 o New reports, w eb articles o Expert group m eetings, conferences

Agenda  Presentation of reports o Literature review o Policy overview o Case studies report o Cost-benefit analysis  Discussion of results and conclusions o W hich fram ew ork conditions influence econom ic incentives? o W hat can w e learn from each other? o I dentify possible future activities

Thank you very m uch for your attention! Dr. Dietm ar Elsler Project Manager European Agency for Safety and Health at W ork Gran Vía, 3 3 - 4 8 0 0 9 Bilbao - Spain Tel. + 3 4 9 4 4 7 9 5 7 4 4 Fax. + 3 4 9 4 4 7 9 4 3 8 3 http:/ / osha.europa.eu/