Occupational health in Slovenia

Abstract

While considering a two-level approach, in the article we discuss systemic issues related to occupational safety and health (OSH) data. On the individual level, we focus on OSH incidents that indicate the status of occupational health. On the company level, we examine OSH management data that reveal the monitoring system. Our analysis shows that the Slovenian OSH data collection system depends on employers’ reporting rather than on professionals monitoring workers’ health. The OSH system is oriented to legal compliance more than the regular monitoring of OSH activities. The introduction of systemic measures that integrate the various OSH stakeholders and reintegrate occupational medicine into the health system is recommended.

Keywords

health and safety at work;protection at work;accidents at work;occupational diseases;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2023
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
UDC:	331.4(497.4)
COBISS:	154276355
ISSN:	0040-3598
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Zdravje na delovnem mestu v Sloveniji
Secondary abstract:	Članek razpravlja o sistemskih vprašanjih glede podatkov o varnosti in zdravju pri delu (VZD) in pri tem upošteva pristop na dveh nivojih. Na ravni posameznikov analiziramo pojavnost primerov na področju VZD, ki prikazuje zdravstveno stanje zaposlenih v Sloveniji. Na operativni ravni analiziramo podatke o upravljanju sistema VZD in prikažemo sistem spremljanja VZD. Naša analiza pokaže, da v Sloveniji podatki o zdravju delovne populacije temeljijo na odločitvah delodajalcev – namesto na zdravnikih medicine dela, ki spremljajo zdravstveno stanje delavcev. Sistem VZD zasleduje zadoščanje normativnih zahtev namesto rednega spremljanja aktivnosti VZD. Članek predlaga sprejetje sistemskih ukrepov, ki bi povezali ločene akterje na področju VZD in medicino dela znova integrirali v zdravstveni sistem.
Secondary keywords:	Medicina dela;Zdravje in varnost pri delu;Varstvo pri delu;Nesreče pri delu;Poklicne bolezni;Slovenija;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 136–150, 180
Volume:	ǂLetn. ǂ60
Issue:	ǂno. ǂ1
Chronology:	2023
DOI:	10.51936/tip.60.1.136
ID:	19199155