Lagos 6 10 Nov 2018 Soehpon Conf Global, African, Nigerian Occupational Health and Safety
The Global and African Occupational Health and
Safety: strategies, trends and role of professionals
Lagos 6 – 10 November 2018
Dr Jukka Takala (Adjunct Prof), DSc MSc BSc, FFOM (Hon)
Executive Director emeritus
President
International Commission on Occupational Health
Commission Internationale de la Santé au Travail
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About ICOH
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The International Commission
on Occupational Health (ICOH)
is an international non-
governmental professional
society whose aims are to foster
the scientific progress,
knowledge and development of
occupational health and safety
in all its aspects.
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Injuries
Mental health, AFwork= 30+ %
Cancer
AFwork= 5.5-8 %
CVD,stress
AFwork= 7.9 %
DALY= Disability
Adjusted Life Years
DALYs in 2016 by age, Nigeria Europe
Musculoskeletal, AFwork= 37% AF= Attributable
Fraction, re work
Communicable diseases
AFwork=13.3%
Injuries
Mental health,
AFwork= 30+ %
Cancer
AFwork= 5.5-8 %
CVD,stress
AFwork= 7.9 %
DALY= Disability
Adjusted Life Years
DALYs in 2016 by age, Western Europe
AF= Attributable
Fraction, re work
Communicable AFwork=13.3%
Global figures
2017
• Estimated 2.78 million deaths
• Fatal occupational accidents
380,500
• Non-fatal occupational accidents
374 million (at least 4 days
absence)
• Fatal work-related diseases
2.4 million
• Occupational cancer 742,000
2014
• Estimated 2.32 million deaths
• Fatal occupational accidents
341,373
• Non-fatal occupational accidents
302 million (at least 4 days absence)
• Fatal work-related diseases
1.98 million
• Occupational cancer 666,000
Sources: ILO, WHO, Scientific reports
8.0%
27.0%
2.0%
31.0%
17.0%
1.0% 1.0%
14.0%
Communicable Diseases
Malignant neoplasms
Neuropsychiatric
conditions
Circulatory diseases
Respiratory diseases
Digestive diseases
Genitourinary diseases
Accidents & violence
Circulatory
Diseases
Cancers
In EU28, cardiovascular and circulatory diseases accounts for 28%
and cancers at 53%. They were the top illnesses responsible for 4/5
of deaths from work-related diseases. Occupational injuries and
infectious diseases together amount accounts for less than 5%.
% of Work-related Deaths caused by Illness, World
See “Global estimates”: http://goo.gl/0xSHGl
Respiratory
Diseases
225,939
37,198
50,038 29,036 56,277
110,662
233,085
103,863
60,151
48,580
50,597
129,992
246,885
223,105
51,363
21,419
18,834 27,123
13,714
215,118
128,018
10,757
65,145
19,388 21,113
14,159
124,404
125,535
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
900,000
High Afro Amro Emro Euro Searo Wpro
Occupational injuries
Genitourinary diseases
Digestive diseases
Respiratory diseases
Circulatory diseases
Neuropsychiatric conditions
Malignant neoplasms
Communicable disease
Work-related Deaths: World, 2015
in WHO Regions
AMRO
AFRO
HIGH EURO
EMRO
SEARO
WPRO
Work-related Deaths: World, 2015
in WHO Regions
Nigeria is located here
2.5%52.1%
EU cancer deaths:
106,000 of which
asbestos 85,900
(ILO 2017 and GBD2016)
USA cancer deaths:
70,600 of which
asbestos: 38,700
( GBD2016)
5.7%
28.0%
6.0%
0.8% 1.0%
2.4%
Communicable Diseases
Malignant neoplasms
Neuropsychiatric
conditions
Circulatory diseases
Respiratory diseases
Digestive diseases
Genitourinary diseases
Accidents & violence
Circulatory
Diseases
Cancers
In EU28, cardiovascular and circulatory diseases accounts for 28%
and cancers at 52%. They were the top illnesses responsible for 4/5
of deaths from work-related diseases. Occupational injuries and
infectious diseases together amount accounts for less than 5%.
Work-related Deaths caused by Illness and Injury, High Income countries
See “Global estimates”: https://goo.gl/hTZaW5
Belgium cancer deaths:
2098 ILO 2017
Singapore estimated all work-related deaths: 1,439
(S’pore 2014, WSH Institute)
Cost Comparison with selected countries
As a proportion of GDP, cost of work-related injuries and ill-health
Korea, 3.58%
Australia, 3.00%
Singapore, 3.46% (3.46-4.06%. Singapore’s est. 3.8% )
Global, 3.94%
New Zealand, 3.19%
United States, 3.25%
United Kingdom, 2.90%
Finland, 3.34%
Germany, 3.33%
Netherlands, 3.12%
Japan, 2.65%
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WHO Western Pacific 3.98%
WHO South East Asia 4.40%
EU 28 3.26%
Source: ILO/ICOH/EU
Cost Estimates of
Occupational Accidents
and Work-related
Diseases, 2015
ASEAN 4.12%
L.America, 3.71%
(3.47-4.33%) Ireland, 3.47%
Bulgaria, 3.65%
WHO Africa, 4.00%
Nigeria 4.38%
Sources: ILO, WHO, Scientific reports
https://goo.gl/
Global figures
Sources: ILO, WHO, Scientific reports
Comparative analysis
based on past 2014 country
data
Latest 2017 data, EU and High-Income Countr.
https://osha.europa.eu/en/about-eu-osha/press-room/eu-osha-presents-new-figures-costs-poor-workplace-safety-and-health-world
http://www.omfi.hu/cejoem/accident.htm
https://goo.gl/hTZaW5
http://www.efbww.org/pdfs/CEJOEM%20Comparative%20analysis.pdf
Nigeria: 14% 23% 23.4% 40.2%
Latest 2017 data, EU-OSHA,
WSH-Institute, ICOH
https://osha.europa.eu/en/about-eu-osha/press-room/eu-osha-presents-new-figures-costs-poor-workplace-safety-and-health-world
EU-28 and High Income country proportion (%) of the main causes for
work-related mortality and morbidity in DALYs per 100,000 employees
Nigeria: 14% 23% 23.4% 40.2%
Nigeria: 14%
Nigeria: 16.3%
Nigeria: 12.5%
Nigeria: 15.0%
Nigeria: 50.1%
Changes in the workplace 1
• Economic structure
– Tertiarisation: usually implies fewer accidents but
higher prevalence of psychosocial issues
• Employment structure
– Part-time, seasonal, temporary agency work,
subcontracting, self-employment, telework
• Legislation and best practice
– e.g., to encourage the integration of people with
disabilities at work
– requires more attention to workers’ health status
(incl. chronic diseases)
• Ageing population
– delayed retirement: more important to maintain health
and work ability
– Workers >55 suffer the most serious accidents, and
have the greatest incidence of illnesses such as
occupational cancers
• Increasing number of women at work
– Traditionally under-researched and overlooked:
emphasis on accidents and male-dominated sectors
and occupations
• Increasing number of migrant workers
– Concentrated in high-risk sectors
– Over-represented in hazardous jobs
Changes in the workplace 2
• True rate of work-related death, injury and ill health
underestimated by national official figures
• For example due to:
– Under reporting or non-reporting
– Exclusion of injuries resulting in no absence or 1-3 days
absence
– Lack of knowledge or recognition of work-relatedness
of some ill health, especially if latency period long or
multifactorial causes
– ….
The real OSH situation?
• Exposures and attributable fractions (AF) for work- related mortality
– Work-related cancer AF = 8.4% (13.8 male, 2.2% female) ……………………….
– Asbestos, Europe: first up to ca.-2020 then down; lung cancer and
mesothelioma AF = 15% (Australia), 12.2% (Finland) …………………………….
– External tobacco (passive) smoke, lung cancer and circulatory diseases,
many countries up, some others down, AF lung cancer = 2.0-4.0% …………
– Fatal accidents, stable or slight decrease ………………………………………………
– All accidents, down (target 25%), but baseline unclear for many countries
– Circulatory diseases, AF=12.4% (14.4% m, 6.7% f)……………………………………
– Absenteeism, depending on criteria, trend up, ca.5% ……………………………..
– Work disability pensions increase, in particular, caused by………………….
psychosocial factors and MSDs
OSH exposure trends – Established Market Economies
Work-related
cancer
Work-related
circulatory
diseases
Accidents Infectious and
parasitic diseases
Musculo-skeletal
disorders
Psychosocial
disorders
Asbestos
Shift and night
work, overwork
Lack of company
policy, man.system,
worker/employer
collaborative
mechanism, poor
safety culture
Poor quality
drinking water
Heavy lifting,
loads, shapes of
materials Lack of control
Carcinogenic
substances,
processes, silica
and other dusts
Strain by high
demands, low
decision making
latitude
Lack of knowledge,
solutions and good
practices
Poor sanitation and
sewage system
Repetitive
movements
Poor work-life
balance
Ionizing radiation,
radioactive
materials
High injury risk
Lack of guidance or
poor gvt policies,
poor legislation and
poor enforcement
and tripartite
collaboration
Poor hygiene, lack
of knowledge
Poor design of
seats, tables,
tools, processes
Poor
organisational
culture
UV-radiation Chemicals
Lack of incentive-
based compensation
system
Protection against
animals, insects,
snakes
Low temparatures,
vibration
Role ambiguity or
conflict, unclear or
changing priorities
ETS (passive
smoking at work)
ETS (passive
smoking at
work)
Lack of or poor OH
services
Diesel engine
exhaust
Poor recording and
nofification systems
Major Disease/Injury Groups and Modifiable Factors
Asbestos deaths at work, GBD2016
detailed table located at the end of this presentation
Lung Mesothelioma Ovary Larynx Asbestosis
TOTAL
cancer +Chronic
USA 34,270 3,161 787 443 613 39,275
EU28 85,914
China 17,971 2,178 270 198 323 20,940
UK 14,056 2,837 760 174 209 18,036
Belgium 2,391 278 65 34 25 2,794
Austria 769 118 41 12 3 942
Finland 602 103 29 6 20 760
Nigeria 111
Earth 181,450 27,620 6,062 3,743 3,495 222,321
Sources: GBD 2016 https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/ The Lancet 2017; 390: 1345–422
Global asbestos disaster Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(5), 1000; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15051000
And Supplementary tables ZIP document from the website http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/5/1000
Survey averageWorld average max.
Coverage gap
• ICOH survey 80%
gap
• Global coverage
estimate 15.5%
• = 2.7 billion people
without services
ICOH 47 Country
survey results
• OHS policy in 70%
of countries
• >50% coverage
in 38% of countries
• Variation 3% - 100%,
average 20%
• Estimated world
goverage at the
maximum 15%
Ref. J.Rantanen
Increased need for services in the global world of work
• Demographic changes, ageing, gender, youth, mobility,
migration
• Health promotion and work ability issues > Employability
• World economies benefit no more from old staregic
approaches: The total productivity concept (financial+
material+ environmental + social resources need to be
considered together. (G20 )
• Total sustainability concept( economic, knowledge,
environment, social)
• Competition on skilled workers
• Multifactorial nature of hazards and risks
• SMEs, Micro enterprises and self-employment, solution to
unemployment?
Dublin Statement on Occupational Health
The 32nd International Congress on Occupational Health in Dublin on Friday May 4th,
2018, adopted the Dublin Statement on Occupational Health, which expressed the
commitment of ICOH to take action for prevention of occupational cancer and ARDs
in collaboration with other relevant international actors. The statement was signed by
Dr. Martin Hogan, president of the ICOH Congress 2018 and Dr. Jukka Takala,
president of ICOH.
Download the Dublin Statement on Occupational Health
Conclusions and recommendations of the ICOH 2018 Congress
Preamble
UN SDGs particularly 1,3,8
ILO Declaration No 112 on human rights, and key conventions, C 136, 155, 161, 187, and ILO Resolution 1
June 2006 on asbestos
WHA Resolution on Cancer Prevention and Control 2005: “to pay special attention to cancers for
which avoidable exposure is a factor, particularly exposure to chemicals and tobacco smoke in the
workplace and the environment, certain infectious agents, and ionizing and solar radiation”;
WHO Tokyo Declaration on Universal Health Coverage, GPA for Workers’ health and WHO 2020
Conclusions of the 21st World Safety Congress Singapore, WSH2017 on Zero Vision and Global
Coalition
ILO/WHO Joint Committee Recommendation (2003): ”Elimination of Asbestos-Related Diseases”
(ARD’s) endorsed by ILO Governing Body and WHO Governing Council
1. Information and education
a) Elevation of awareness among decision-makers and stakeholders (International organizations, NGOs)
b) Promotion of banning asbestos among non-banning countries, and strict management of asbestos
present in existing infrastructure everywhere
c) Support the non-banning countries and particularly the Low Income Countries (LIC’s) with
education, technical advice, and feasible good practice guidelines in preparation and implementation of
the ban and elimination of ARDs
d) Providing information on economic and health appraisal of cancer prevention and elimination of
ARDs (WHO Euro)
2. Implementation
All countries to strengthen policies, means and practices feasible and effective for implementation:
a) Mapping existing asbestos in infrastructure, marking and labelling the in situ possible exposure
sources (surveys and data sources)
b) Distribution of information and providing technical advise and support for safe alternatives
c) Regulation and its implementation for asbestos demolition work and waste handling & disposal
d) Monitoring and registration of exposures by competent measurements (if not available, JEMs,
CAREX)
e) Enhancement of competence and capacity in diagnosis of ARDs
f) All countries to register effectively ARDs; Advice and Support by International Organizations
g) Surveys of exposed populations for ARDs
h) Good care of the diseased, including secondary and tertiary prevention, cancer treatment,
rehabilitation, immunizations
h) Justice and fairness in compensation of diagnosed occupational cancers and ARDs
j) Intersectoral collaboration: In addition to Labour, Health, Industry, social partners, several other
ministries should be involved (e.g. Social, Education, Defence, etc., i.e. WHO Health in All Policies)
3. International actions
a) International Organizations, WHO, ILO, International NGOs, ISSA and others to organize and
implement the Global Covenant for support of implementation of the SDGs of the UN 2030
Sustainable Development Agenda
b) Draw up a Covenant for global ban of asbestos, including Pan–European ban and
combined with the EU Parliament’s ‘Freeing the EU from asbestos by 2030’ initiative
c) Provide financial, technical and training, education and information support for countries
willing to join the global asbestos ban and implement National Programmes for Elimination of
Asbestos-related Diseases
d) International Organizations, ILO, WHO, UNEP, IMF and the IIB, to follow the example of the
World Bank and set Decent Work Programmes and Prevention of Occuptional Cancer,
including asbestos ban and elimination of ARDs, as conditions for public investments,
loans and development aid
4. ICOH contribution
a) ICOH to join with the UN and International Organizations and, within the limits of its resources,
provide commitment and expertise for all relevant activities for implementation of the UN
Sustainable Development Goals, particularly the SDGs No. 1, 3 and 8
b) ICOH to join and contribute to the organization and activities of the Global Occupational
Safety and Health Coalition
c) ICOH to provide its knowledge and expertise for collaboration with other international
and national actors for prevention of occupational cancer and elimination of ARDs
d) ICOH to draw up an ICOH Programme for Prevention of Occupational Cancer, including the
ICOH Programme element for Global ban of Asbestos and Elimination of Asbestos-
related Diseases, ARDs
e) In the drawing and implementation of the ICOH programmes, all the means, available for ICOH
should be employed; research, information and education and develoment and
dissemination of good practices