Overview of AUVA activities with the focus on the special prevention service for small companies

1. Ljubljana , 05.06.2014 Overview of AUVA activities with the focus on thespecial prevention service for small companies DI Georg Effenberger Austrian Workers’ Compensation Board Head of Prevention Department Vienna, Austria

2. The Austrian Social Security System Austrian Worker´s Compensation Board AUVA

3. Insuredpersons • White collarworkers • Preschoolchildren, pupils, students • Blue collarworkers • Selfemployedpersons

4. Tasks of the Austrian Workers' Compensation Board • Prevention of occupational accidents and diseases • First Aid for occupational accidents • Post traumatic treatment • Rehabilitation • Financial compensation • Researchand Development • Safety and occupational medical care for SME (since 1999) • Subsidies for partial compensation of expenses for wages in case of inability to work (even if not related with occupational accidents and diseases) for SME (since 2002)

5. AUVA Locations Hospital forposttraumatictreatment Hospital/Rehabilitation Centreforoccupationaldiseases RehabiltationCentres Regional Offices LocalOfficees Headquarter Prevention – Regional and Local Offices

6. Prevention by Prevention Department (ASVG) Prevention by AUVAsicher (ASchG) Accidents at Work (without Commuting Accidents) 2012, Employed Persons, by Size of the Enterprise

7. Activities Prevention Department (1) • Customer oriented consulting in companies • Planning of new workshops • Purchase of machines and equipment • Adaption of workplaces • Measurements at workplaces (chemicals, radiation, noise,…) • Selection and use of PPE • Supporting safety and health assessment • ...

8. Activities Prevention Department (2) • OSH campaigns tailored to needs eg: • Prevention of Hand-Injuries (starting autumn 2014) • Working together for risk prevention • Maintenance • Slip and fall • Young workers • UV protection for outdoor workers • Cooperation with ministries and authorities • Collaboration in standardisation • Testing in accredited laboratories with different priorities (STP, ÖSBS)

9. Activities Prevention Department (3) Programs: e.g. • AUVAfit - a program to improve the quality of workplaces • Fit for the Future – a program to maintain workabilityin cooperation with the pension insurance • Fit2Work – a program to reduce disability pensionsin cooperation with pension insurance, ministry ofsocial affairs, the federal social office,…

10. Education and certification of Safety Engineers • Training courses (www.auva.info) • AUVA journals for different target groups • Posters, leaflets, reports, books • CDs, DVD, APPs,… • Annual Congress, Workshops Activities Prevention Department (3)

11. ATHEM: Exposure chamber to evaluate the effect of EMF on a cell cultures VISIR: Assess-ment of IR radiation at a smelting furnace (2006/25/EC) EMES: Software based assessment of EMF at workplaces (www.eval.at) Research & Development: Examples E-LAS:

12. Special Prevention Service for small Companies - Legislation • AUVA was entrusted by parliament to provide a free prevention service for small enterprises • Workers Health and Safety Protection Act (ASchG) • “AUVAsicher” • Since 1. January 2000 all companies are required to have a prevention service – regardless the number of employees

13. Target Group of AUVAsicher • companies up to 50 employees • companies with branch offices: • up to 50 employees per office • up to 250 employees within the whole company • the employees have to be insured at the AUVA (The following sectors are exempted: railway, public services, self-employed agriculturing and farming, communities, employees in private households, public administration)

14. Organisation

15. Organisation – Mode of Operation • central coordination and quality management – head office • coordination by regional offices • prevention centre management • administrative personnel • occupational physicians • safety technicians

16. Field Staff 2013

17. Independent Contractors • Framework contract between the doctors´/engineers´ unions and AUVA • Individual contract between the occupational physician/safety technicians and AUVA • Ranking (point system) of the applicants (education, practice,…).

18. Visited Organizations 2013

19. Types of Counseling • regular counseling • 1-10 employees  every 2 years • 11-50 employees  every year • specific counseling • counseling in case of new machinery, personal protective equipment, specific measurements • 2013: 3.753 specific cases

20. Objectives of AUVAsicher (1) • Essential reduction of the number of workplace accidents and occupational diseases • risk orientated approach • time spent in SME depending on the risks • specific subjects and topics • campaign for prevention of skin diseases among hairdressers “Start!Klar” • prevention of hand-injuries

21. Trend of Reportable Accidents

22. Objectives of AUVAsicher (2) • Essential reduction of the number of workplace accidents and occupational diseases • Promotion of innovations • Substantial reduction of work-related diseases and awareness raising for health promotion at the workplace • Reinforcing the market leadership • Increasing the consumer satisfaction

23. Total Expenditure

24. Thank you for your attention! DI Georg Effenberger georg.effenberger@auva.at