The institution has an adequate and reliable reporting system for occupational accidents and suspected cases of occupational disease.
This is an indispensable tool for data collection and data analysis. It enables the institution to conduct targeted prevention activities based on identified occupational risks and contributes to the evaluation of prevention activities by comparing longitudinal data from interventions.
Guideline code
PREV_01100
Mechanism
Mechanism
- The management should ensure that work accident and occupational disease data is fully reported by employers.
- The management should ensure that reports on occupational accidents and diseases are correctly classified by experts and that relative risks are calculated.
- The management should publish an annual report on the number, relative risks and areas of work with the highest incidence of occupational accidents and occupational diseases for the different sectors of economic activity. This report should be used to design those prevention services and initiatives which show the greatest effectiveness.
- The board and management should take into consideration that, when a social security institution has reliable countrywide data on insurance cases, relative risks can be calculated by combining this data with socioeconomic, industrial and employment data by economic sector and industry. This provides a solid foundation on which to establish prevention programmes or targeted prevention activities.
Structure
Structure
- The board should ensure the institution has an adequate and reliable reporting system. Cooperation may need to be sought with competent state authorities (e.g. labour inspectorates) and social partners in order to address under-reporting.
- The board should understand the importance of correct and complete data on occupational accidents and diseases.
- The board should provide all necessary support for the proper use of available data including the information technology system required for collection and analysis in order to identify the areas of work with the highest incidence of occupational accidents and occupational diseases.
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Guideline 8. Reporting, data collection and analysis of occupational accidents and diseases
Type
Guideline_1
Weight
15