MMT5710 Labour Regulation and Occupational Health (2020Autumn)
Weekly outline
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Dear students - welcome to the course 'Labour Regulation and Occupational Health'!
We are happy to introduce you the main aspects of occupational health and safety law. After completing the course, you should have a complete overview of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the subsequent regulations, including the occupational ethics principles of the occupational health professional; the ability to separate work hygiene duties from the duties of other occupational health professionals and have the ability to analyse and synthesise the topics associated with occupational health.
Lets start!
Yours sincerely,
Karin, Sigrid and TarmoParticipation in the lectures or in practical classes is not mandatory. Study materials are available in Moodle. The described work could be conducted also remotely without attendance. Please feel free to contact the course teacher for any questions you may have.Tarmo Koppel,tel +372 56560830email tarmo.koppel@taltech.ee
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Introduction to the course.
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EU bodies dealing with OSH
Examples of EU directives and developing specific directives
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Occupational health and safety regulations - history. International organizations - ILO, WHO. OSH-related frameworks and guidelines and by international organizations.
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National and International bodies contributing to OSH.
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EU legislation process, involving EU Parliament, EU Commission, Council of the EU. The role of the directive within the European OHS legislative framework. Directive as a mandatory tool for the member states governments. National legislaton; laws, Government decrees and Ministry decrees.
THe European pillars of social rights.
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Health examination and relevant regulations in different countries. European Standard bodies.
EU directives on psychosocial hazards (violence, harassment, mobbing, bylling etc). Promoting of mental health
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Promoting of mental health (discussion continues).
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Interaction of OHS legislative and controlling bodies with the labour domain. Ministry of Social Affairs. Analysis of the governing role of Miistry of Social Affairs.
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The work of the Work inspectorate. Duties of work inspector.Work inspector role in guaranteeing workers’ safety
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Work inspector challenges in assessing workplaces and getting relevant data from companies.
Work inspectorate as a controlling authority.