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Promoting workers’ healththe longer people work,
the more it matters
Marie-Chantal BLANDIN – Eurogip - France
Understanding occupational risks in Europe 2
Why act at this level?
Understanding occupational risks in Europe 3
According to the medical point of view a range of abilities
-primarily physical and sensory- decline from age 60
Understanding occupational risks in Europe 4
The question is: how to reconcile ageing with a longer
working life?
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Incidence rate of fatal accidents at work and of occupational diseases
in 2001 in EU-15
Age groups
18-24 years old
25-34 years old
35-44 years old
45-54 years old
55-64 years old
Incidence rate of fatal accidents at work
2.6 3.2 3.7 5.0 7.4
Incidence rate of occupational diseases
22.7 22.4 31.1 39.2 69.2
Source : EUROSTAT
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Average duration of temporary disability and average permanent disability rate in 2001 in France
Age groups
18-24 years old
25-34 years old
35-44 years old
45-54 years old
55-64 years old
Average duration of temporary disability
26.7 40.5 55.2 69.5 81.0
Average permanent disability rate
8.6 9.2 10.3 11.3 10.7
Source : INSEE
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If lifetime employment is to be longer, changes to the pattern
of work are imperative
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What to do next?
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Improving occupational safety and health in the work environment(by reducing exposure to work hazards
and changing workplace design)
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Improving the work organisation with regard to:- shift patterns- flexible working time- part-time work- rotation of staff etc.
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From occupational health
to well – being(through measures which place
greater value on « human resources »)
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From occupational health to health in general
(through diet, fitness, sport, etc. )
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Towards a best quality of work life for ALL workers