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EL hakkas töötervishoiu ja tööohutuse parandamist tähtsustama 1980. aastatel. Euroopa tasandil on õigusaktidega sätestatud töötajate kaitseks miinimumnõuded, kuid liikmesriigid võivad jätta alles või kehtestada rangemad meetmed. Lissaboni lepingu jõustumisel muutus Euroopa Liidu põhiõiguste harta õiguslikult siduvaks, mistõttu sai töötervishoiust ja tööohutusest ELi õigustikus veelgi olulisem valdkond.

The study aims at better understanding the importance of Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) as a contributing factor to the economic viability of an organisation and looks into the potential effects of the proposals currently on the table for reducing administrative burdens in the field of health and safety at work. It considers the costs and benefits of compliance with OSH obligations, new and emerging risks and the need for new prevention measures to address these.

Two briefing notes on the 'New Strategy on Health and Safety at work 2007-2012' focus on the comparability of data and statistics in occupational health and safety, implementation and simplification of OSH directives without reducing the level of protection, targeted measures and whether OSH legislation is applied at global level.

Fisheries is still one of the sectors with the highest risk of accidents. The causes of accidents vary widely, requiring specific regulations adapted to each case. The EU has two Directives (Directives 93/103/EC and 97/70/EC), but they only concern large vessels, i.e. +/-10% of the EU fishing fleet. Hence the importance of fresh legislation that should include all types of vessels.