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Ministry of Labour
and Social Policy
OSH Directorate
OSH Needs and Challenges
in the Republic of Serbia
Vera Božić-Trefalt
Lisbon, 25 November 2009
Current Situation in Serbia
• Occupational Safety and Health Law – 2005.year
• National Occupational Safety and Health Strategy
(2009-2012)
• Action Plan for Implementation of Strategy
• By-laws on EU Directives Transposition
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Cooperation to Date
• Cooperation with the EU-OSHA – Information
Network
• Cooperation with the ILO
• Twinning
• TAIEX activities
• Tempus
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2010-2012 Agenda
I Transposition of the EU Directives by the end of
2011 (4 Directives transposed to date)
NEED:
• TAIEX (workshops, seminars, expert assistance –
6 in total)
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II Register on Injuries at Work and Occupational
Diseases
NEED:
IPA Project : Organization of the Register on
Injuries at Work and Occupational Diseases in
Serbia; lead institutions: Ministry of Labour,
Ministry of Health, other ministries, National
Pension Fund, Health Insurance Office, National
Occupational Health Institute, social partners
Objective: Improved workers’ health, planning and
safer conditions of work focused to decreased
number of injuries at work and occupational
diseases – better reporting system for injuries at
work & occupational diseases
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IIa Advanced training for OSH experts
NEED:
IPA Project to enhance capacity of OSH staff
IIb Legislative activities (injuries at work and
professional diseases insurance)
NEED:
IPA Project (legislation and practice in the EU
countries)
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2010-2012 Agenda
III Priorities to address OSH issues:
• SMEs
• High-risk sectors (construction, agriculture, wood
processing, chemical industry)
NEED:
• Within PROGRESS Programme – seminars,
roundtables, workshops with social partners –
target gropus: employers and workers
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2010-2012 Agenda
IV Training for vulnerable groups of employees
(pregnant women, elderly, PWD, etc.)
NEED:
• Twinning – workshops, roundtables, seminars
with social partners
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2010-2012 Agenda
V Further promotion and development of
international relations
NEED:
• To enhance cooperation with the EU-OSHA
(Serbian OSH Directorate is national focal point):
 Involvement in campaigns organized by the EU –
OSHA
 Celebration of the European Week of Safety and
Health at Work
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2010-2012 Agenda
• Establishment of relations with the Eurofound
• Enhanced cooperation with the countries in the
region and EU Members
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Thank you for your attention!
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