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Special Commission on Prevention Structure and projects
Officers 2008-2010
Chair
Olaf Petermann
BG Energie Textil Elektro Medienerzeugnisse
Germany
Vice-Chairpersons
Gérard Ropert
Caisse régionale d’assurance-maladie d’Ile de France (CRAMIF)
France
Peter Vavken
Austrian Social Insurance for Occupational Risks AUVA
Austria
Work plan / projects 2008-2010
Demographics and prevention: Elderly workers and occupational risks
► Demographic changes and social security – innovations, good practice and lessons learned.
The project will bring about that prevention is a key element to tackling the demographic challenges that social security organizations are facing. It is necessary to focus on the protection of health and employment of the elderly. This kind of prevention will provide benefits to all age groups protected by the social security systems, especially those covered by the branches of medical care, employment accidents and occupational diseases and invalidity benefits.
Cooperation with the TC on Employment Policies and Unemployment Insurance and with the TC on Employment Injury and Occupational Diseases is envisaged.
Other projects of the Special Commission on Prevention
- World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
- Ban Asbestos campaign
- Prevention in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa
Why?
Protecting the health of human beings is a basic humanitarian principle and consequently one of the fundamental objectives of social security. Prevention, one of the strategies implemented in the social policy framework, aims at safeguarding the health of human beings and ensuring their safety in all areas of life.
To what ends?
Reducing the number of accidents and diseases both within and outside the world of work and, by the same token, the resultant financial losses for the enterprise in particular and society in general, and thus promoting economic growth.
Preventing health hazards in the global context Man-Machine-Environment by taking advantage and further developing experiences in the field of safety and health at work.
Protecting the individual’s environment through appropriate guidelines.
For whom?
Prevention is aimed in the very first instance at individuals themselves, then at those who, by virtue of their activity, are in a position to protect the individual in all areas of life: legislators and standard-setters, social partners, persons responsible for designing, planning, manufacturing and providing products and services, teachers throughout the education and training sector, persons in charge of public relations, occupational health physicians, persons in charge and employees of supervisory and consultative bodies, decision-makers and employees involved in social insurance and private insurance, etc.
How?
- By exchanging information and experience
- Organizing international meetings and world congresses
- Providing relevant technical know-how, including training and technical assistance concerning applications and practical solutions found in different countries to improve safety and health
- Adopting a position (e.g. recommendation, declaration, resolution) on specific prevention issues
- Conducting survey and promoting co-ordinated research
- Publishing comprehensive documentation on relevant prevention issues
- Fostering cooperation with international organizations and other agencies engaged in the field of prevention
Prevention events
International Symposium: Prevention in the EU-27 - Focus: SMEs
International Conference on Occupational Health for Health-Care Workers
XIX World Congress on Safety and Health
Prevention News
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Prevention strategies to become "central" for social security, experts predict
ISSA, 01.07.2010 | FeatureTechnical Seminar on Benefits of Prevention >> -
ISSA Secretary General marks World Day of Safety and Health
ISSA, 03.05.2010 | NewsXI Inter-American Conference on the Prevention of Workplace Accidents >> -
The impact of the financial crisis on safety and health at work
ISSA, 26.04.2010 | FeatureResearch confirms deterioration in working conditions >>
Latest prevention resources
Leitfaden für die Gefährdungsbeurteilung in Klein- und Mittelbetrieben: Manuelle Lastenhandhabung - Heben, Halten, Tragen, Ziehen, Schieben - Ermittlung und Bewertung von Gefährdungen; Festlegen von Maßnahmen
Technical Guideline (Prevention) >>
Active in prevention for 40 years
Institutional (annual reports, etc) >>
Latest announcements of the sections
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Competition: Health and Safety in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises - The Keys to Success: Examples of Good Practice
ISSA, 30.07.2010 | NewsCompetition: Health and Safety in Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises - The Keys to Success: Examples of Good Practice >>