ILO’s strategic approach to

National OSH system

Workshop on National OSH Programme
Development 2023-27, 04 April 2023
Yuka Ujita MD PhD
ILO DWT/CO-Bangkok
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Outline

 Impacts of OSH deficits

 ILO’s management systems approach to OSH
 Development of national OSH programme
Impacts of OSH deficits
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Impact of OSH deficits is high

402 million
non-fatal occupational
injuries globally

5.4 %
annual global GDP lost
due to occupational
accidents

Data from the International Commission

on Occupational Health (ICOH)
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Tolls are not only accidents

WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury

Indonesia 2016
Death 102,523
DALY 4,985,614
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Total number of attributable deaths by occupational hazards, 2016

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Total number of attributable DALYs by occupational hazards, 2016

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ILO Development Cooperation

Policy advisory support at the

global/regional/national level
Social dialogue
Technical assistance at the
workplace level
ILO tools
▪ International
Labour Standards
▪ Codes of practice
▪ Guidelines
▪ Training tools
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International Labour Standards in the area of OSH

C161 C187
C155 + Protocol
Occupational health Promotional
Occupational safety and health
services framework on OSH

Others
Sectoral, specific hazards
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Global Strategy on OSH

(2003 ILC Conclusions)

Main pillars:

Preventative safety and health culture

Systems approach to OSH

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ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

(1998) as amended in 2022

Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining;

Elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour;

Abolition of child labour;

Elimination of discrimination at work

A safe and heathy working environment

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Fundamental Conventions in the area of OSH

C155 C187
Occupational safety and health Promotional framework on OSH

C161
Occupational health
services
ILO’s management systems
approach to OSH
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Principle of Systems Approach

PDCA Cycle
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Elements of systems
approach at the
national level
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National OSH System

OSH legislation
Compliance mechanism including inspection
National tripartite advisory body on OSH
OSH data collection mechanism
OSH service network
OSH training/information network
Arrangement for management-workers collaboration at the
enterprise level
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National OSH Policy

Provides a framework for national-level action to improve OSH:

Specific national conditions and practice

Coherency

Result-based

Focus on progressive improvement of OSH

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National OSH Profile

Summary of OSH situation

Data and statistics
Summary of national OSH system
Tool for developing national OSH programme
Benchmark for progress review of national OSH system/performance
Facilitate social dialogue on OSH
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National OSH Programme

Medium-term strategic programme

Include targets and indicators of progress

Promote national preventative safety and health culture

Continual improvement actions of OSH performance

Endorsed by highest national authority

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Evaluation
and
review
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OSH Management System

OSH-MS is a logical and useful tool for the continuous

improvement of OSH performance at the organizational level.
Implementation of preventive and protective measures in an
efficient and coherent manner
Establishment of pertinent policies
Management’s commitments
Hazards and risks of all workplace elements to be assessed https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp
5/groups/public/@ed_prot
ect/@protrav/@safework/d
Workers’ participation in all stages ocuments/normativeinstru
ment/wcms_107727.pdf
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programme
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Steps to apply management systems approach

I. Review the current national OSH system and data (OSH profile)
II. Develop/update national OSH policy
III. Identify gaps
IV. Prioritize the gaps to be filled
V. Develop and implement national OSH programme
VI. Review and evaluate implementation of national OSH programme
VII. Back to I.
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Examples of National OSH Programme

Japan: The 13th Occupational Safety & Health Program

 Programme period: 2018-22
 Programme goals:
✓ Reduced fatalities at least 15% (relative to the 2017 level) by 2022
✓ Reduced casualties at least 5% (relative to the 2017 level) by 2022
✓ Sector-specific goals
✓ Special attentions to: mental health, stress check and management, chemical safety,
occupational back pain, heat stroke
 Evaluation and review of the program
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Examples of National OSH Programme

Singapore: WSH 2028

 Vision: A Healthy Workforce in Safe Workplaces; A Country Renowned
for Best Practices in Workplace Safety and Health
 Strategic Outcome
I. Sustained reduction in workplace injury rates
II. Minimise hazards that lead to occupational disease
III. Promotion of good workforce health
IV. Pervasive adoption of the Vision Zero culture
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Examples of National OSH Programme

Mongolia: 6th National OSH Strategy (2021-25)

 Strategic objective 1: Coherent and effective legislation and policy
 Strategic objective 2: Structure and cooperation
 Strategic objective 3: Labour Inspection
 Strategic objective 4: OSH management system and preventive risk
assessment at enterprises
 Strategic objective 5: Education and research
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Examples of National OSH Programme

Lao PDR: 3rd National OSH Programme (2022-26)
 Priority1: Develop legal and policy framework on occupational safety
and health
 Priority 2: Build capacity on OSH at all levels
 Priority 3: Establish and develop a system of collecting, managing, and
disseminating data and information on occupational accidents, injuries
and diseases
 Priority 4: Promote OSH management system at the workplace
 Priority 5: Improve compliance of employers and workers with OSH laws
and policies including OSH regulations in all workplaces
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Proposed actions

I. Review the national OSH policy and previous Master Plan -

achievements and gaps
II. Review the latest OSH data
III. Prioritize the gaps to be filled for next 5 years (strategies)
IV. Develop taskforce (working group) engaging all concerned
ministries and social partners
V. Draft 3rd OSH Master Plan (Detailed action plans, indicators,
monitoring & evaluation mechanism)
VI. Validate the draft by all stakeholders for launch
ILO’s strategic approach to
National OSH system
Workshop on National OSH Programme
Development 2023-27, 04 April 2023
Yuka Ujita MD PhD
ILO DWT/CO-Bangkok