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Document 32018R1709

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1709 of 13 November 2018 specifying the technical characteristics of the 2020 ad hoc module on accidents at work and other work-related health problems as regards the labour force sample survey pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (Text with EEA relevance.)

C/2018/7433

OJ L 286, 14.11.2018, p. 3–9 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2018/1709/oj

14.11.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 286/3


COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1709

of 13 November 2018

specifying the technical characteristics of the 2020 ad hoc module on accidents at work and other work-related health problems as regards the labour force sample survey pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (1), and in particular Article 7a(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

As highlighted in the Commission Communication on an EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020 (2), it is necessary to improve the quality of statistical data collection on work-related accidents and diseases, occupational exposures and work-related ill-health. A repetition of the ad hoc module on accidents at work and work-related health problems, conducted in 1999, 2007 and 2013, should make it possible to complement data transmitted by Member States under Commission Regulation (EU) No 349/2011 (3). Moreover, a repetition of this module should provide information on occupational exposure to risk factors for physical health and mental well-being.

(2)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1851 (4) specifies and describes the areas of specialised information (‘sub-modules’) which should be included in the 2020 ad hoc module on accidents at work and other work-related health problems.

(3)

The Commission should specify the technical characteristics, the filters, the codes and the deadline for the transmission of data under the ad hoc module on accidents at work and other work-related health problems.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The technical characteristics of the 2020 ad hoc module on accidents at work and other work-related health problems, the filters, the codes to be used and the deadline by which the results shall be sent to the Commission are laid down in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 November 2018.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER


(1)  OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.

(2)  COM(2014) 332 final of 6 June 2014.

(3)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 349/2011 of 11 April 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics on accidents at work (OJ L 97, 12.4.2011, p. 3).

(4)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1851 of 14 June 2016 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 284, 20.10.2016, p. 1).


ANNEX

This Annex sets out the technical characteristics, filters and codes to be used in the ad hoc module on accidents at work and other work-related health problems scheduled to be carried out in 2020. It also sets the dates for submission of data to the Commission.

Deadline for transmission of the results to the Commission: 31 March 2021.

Filters and codes to be used for sending data: as set out in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 (1).

Columns reserved for optional weighting factors, to be used in cases of subsampling or non-response: columns 226-229 containing whole numbers and columns 230-231 containing decimal places.

(1)   Sub-module ‘Accidents at work’

Filter: 15 ≤ AGE ≤ 74

Name/Column

Code

Description

Filter

 

 

 

 

ACCIDNUM

 

Number of accidents at work during the last 12 months

(WSTATOR = 1,2)

211

 

Accidents at work resulting in injuries occurred in the 12 months before the reference week

or (WSTATOR = 3-5 and EXISTPR = 1

 

0

None

and YEARPR and

 

1

One

MONTHPR is not

 

2

Two or more

prior to 1 year

 

9

Not applicable (not included in the filter)

before the

 

Blank

No answer/Don't know

reference week)

 

 

 

 

ACCIDTYP

 

Type of accident at work

ACCIDNUM = 1,2

212

 

Whether or not the most recent accident at work was a road traffic accident

 

 

1

A road traffic accident

 

 

2

Accident other than road traffic accident

 

 

9

Not applicable (not included in the filter)

 

 

Blank

No answer/Don't know

 

 

 

 

 

ACCIDJOB

 

Job linked to the accident

ACCIDNUM = 1,2

213

 

Job done when the most recent accident at work resulting in injury occurred

 

 

1

Main current job

 

 

2

Second current job

 

 

3

Last job (only for persons not in employment)

 

 

4

Some other current or past job

 

 

9

Not applicable (not included in the filter)

 

 

Blank

No answer/Don't know

 

 

 

 

 

ACCIDBRK

 

Duration of absence from work because of the accident at work

ACCIDNUM = 1,2

214-215

 

Number of calendar days — excluding the day of the accident — in the 12 months before the reference week during which the person was unfit to work because of the most recent accident at work resulting in injury

 

 

00

Still off work because has not yet recovered from the accident, but expects to resume work later

 

 

01

Expects never to work again because of this accident

 

 

02

Less than one day or no time off

 

 

03

At least one day but less than four days

 

 

04

At least four days but less than two weeks

 

 

05

At least two weeks but less than one month

 

 

06

At least one month but less than three months

 

 

07

At least three months but less than six months

 

 

08

At least six months but less than nine months

 

 

09

Between nine and 12 months

 

 

99

Not applicable (not included in the filter)

 

 

Blank

No answer/Don't know

 

 

 

 

 

(2)   Sub-module ‘Work-related health problems’

Filter: 15 ≤ AGE ≤ 74

Name/Column

Code

Description

Filter

 

 

 

 

HPROBNUM

 

Number of work-related health problems during the last 12 months

(WSTATOR = 1,2)

or

216

 

Physical or mental health problem(s) suffered by the person in the 12 months before the reference week that was (were) caused or made worse by work apart from the previously recorded accident(s) at work

(WSTATOR = 3-5 and

EXISTPR = 1)

 

0

None

 

 

1

One

 

 

2

Two or more

 

 

9

Not applicable (not included in the filter)

 

 

Blank

No answer/Don't know

 

 

 

 

 

HPROBTYP

 

Type of work-related health problem

HPROBNUM = 1,2

217-218

 

Type of the most serious health problem caused or made worse by work

 

 

00

Bone, joint or muscle problem which mainly affects neck, shoulders, arms or hands

 

 

01

Bone, joint or muscle problem which mainly affects hips, knees, legs or feet

 

 

02

Bone, joint or muscle problem which mainly affects back

 

 

03

Breathing or lung problem

 

 

04

Skin problem

 

 

05

Hearing problem

 

 

06

Stress, depression or anxiety

 

 

07

Headache and/or eyestrain

 

 

08

Heart disease or attack, or other problems in the circulatory system

 

 

09

Infectious disease (virus, bacteria or other type of infection)

 

 

10

Stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problem

 

 

11

Other type of health problem

 

 

99

Not applicable (not included in the filter)

 

 

Blank

No answer/Don't know

 

 

 

 

 

HPROBLIM

 

Health problem limiting daily activities

HPROBNUM = 1,2

219

 

Whether the most serious health problem caused or made worse by work limits the ability to carry out day to day activities either at work or outside work

 

 

0

No

 

 

1

Yes, to some extent

 

 

2

Yes, considerably

 

 

9

Not applicable (not included in the filter)

 

 

Blank

No answer/Don't know

 

 

 

 

 

HPROBJOB

 

Job linked to the health problem

HPROBNUM = 1,2

220

 

Job that caused or made worse the most serious health problem.

 

 

1

Main current job

 

 

2

Second current job

 

 

3

Last job (only for persons not in employment)

 

 

4

Some other current or past job

 

 

9

Not applicable (not included in the filter)

 

 

Blank

No answer/Don't know

 

 

 

 

 

HPROBBRK

 

Duration of absence from work because of the work-related health problem

HPROBNUM = 1,2

221-222

 

Number of calendar days in the 12 months before the reference week during which the person was unfit to work because of the most serious health problem caused or made worse by work

 

 

00

Still off work because has not yet recovered from the health problem, but expects to resume work later

 

 

01

Expects never to work again because of this health problem

 

 

02

Less than one day or no time off

 

 

03

At least one day but less than four days

 

 

04

At least four days but less than two weeks

 

 

05

At least two weeks but less than one month

 

 

06

At least one month but less than three months

 

 

07

At least three months but less than six months

 

 

08

At least six months but less than nine months

 

 

09

Between nine and 12 months

 

 

99

Not applicable (not included in the filter)

 

 

Blank

No answer/Don't know

 

 

 

 

 

(3)   Sub-module ‘Risk factors for physical health and/or mental well-being’

Name/Column

Code

Description

Filter

 

 

 

 

PHYSRISK

 

Exposure to physical health risk factors

WSTATOR = 1,2

223-224

 

Exposure at work to one of the following risk factors that can affect physical health. Identify the factor considered to be the most risky for the physical health.

 

 

01

Yes, mainly tiring or painful positions

 

 

02

Yes, mainly repetitive hand or arm movements

 

 

03

Yes, mainly handling of heavy loads

 

 

04

Yes, mainly noise

 

 

05

Yes, mainly strong vibration

 

 

06

Yes, mainly chemicals, dust, fumes, smoke or gases

 

 

07

Yes, mainly activities involving strong visual concentration

 

 

08

Yes, mainly slips, trips and falls

 

 

09

Yes, mainly use of machines or hand tools (excluding vehicles)

 

 

10

Yes, mainly use of vehicles (in the course of work, excluding on the way to and from work)

 

 

11

Yes, mainly another significant risk factor for physical health

 

 

00

No significant risk factor for physical health

 

 

99

Not applicable (not included in the filter)

 

 

Blank

No answer/Don't know

 

 

 

 

 

MENTRISK

 

Exposure to mental well-being risk factors

WSTATOR = 1,2

225

 

Exposure at work to one of the following risk factors that can affect mental well-being. Identify the factor considered to be the most risky for the mental well-being.

 

 

1

Yes, mainly severe time pressure or overload of work

 

 

2

Yes, mainly violence or threat of violence

 

 

3

Yes, mainly harassment or bullying

 

 

4

Yes, mainly poor communication or cooperation within the organisation

 

 

5

Yes, mainly dealing with difficult customers, patients, pupils, etc.

 

 

6

Yes, mainly job insecurity

 

 

7

Yes, mainly lack of autonomy, or lack of influence over the work pace or work processes

 

 

8

Yes, mainly another significant risk factor for mental well-being

 

 

0

No significant risk factor for mental well-being

 

 

9

Not applicable (not included in the filter)

 

 

Blank

No answer/Don't know

 

 

 

 

 


(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 of 25 April 2008 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community as regards the codification to be used for data transmission from 2009 onwards, the use of a subsample for the collection of data on structural variables and the definition of the reference quarters (OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 57).


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