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EC proposes accident reduction targets of 15% (up to 25% in high risk sectors)
The European Union has created a proposal for a Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the member states. The proposal has outlined some priorities for action and paragraph three of these priorities calls for a 15% reduction of accidents. The full paragraph is presented next.
Paragraph 3 of this Member States will facilitate the adaptability of workers and firms to change, taking account of the need for both flexibility and security. They will modernise employment legislation by relaxing overly restrictive elements that affect labour market dynamics and the employment of those groups facing difficult access to the labour market, develop social dialogue, foster corporate social responsibility, and undertake other appropriate measures to promote:
– diversity of contractual and working arrangements, including on working time, favoring career progression, a better balance between work and private life and between flexibility and security;
– better working conditions, including health and safety, and access for all workers to training;
Policies will aim to achieve in particular:
a 15% overall reduction in the incidence rate of accidents at work, and a 25% reduction for high risk sectors, in each Member State a reduced gap in the participation in training of low skill workers compared to high skill workers.
– the design and dissemination of innovative and sustainable forms of work organization;
– the positive management of economic change and restructuring.
See EU Proposal
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