European framework agreement on
the protection of occupational health
an safety in the hairdressing sector
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Situation:
Hand eczema in hairdressers: a Danish register-based study of the
prevalence of hand eczema and its career consequences
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42 % of 5239 hairdressers have ever had hand eczema
Annual prevalence of hand eczema among current hairdressers are 22.3%
Most common age range for hand eczema debut 15-19 years
71 % were apprentices at hand eczema onset
8.4 years in the trade
Susan Hovmand Lysdal 1, Heidi Søsted 1, Klaus Ejner Andersen 2 and Jeanne Duus Johansen 3 • Contact Dermatitis 2011
Preamble:
Health and safety is an issue which should be important to
everyone in the hairdressing sector
- Selfemployed are included and shall comply with specified provisions
where they are personally engaged in work activity in a hairdressing
salon that is also the workplace of workers
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Clause:
Objectives
An integrated approach for the prevention of risks and protection of health and
safety at the workplace, particulary in the following areas:
•Use of material, products and tools, protection of the skin and respiratory tract
•Prevention of musculo-skeletal disorders
•Working environment and organisation of work
•Maternity protection
•Mental health and wellbeing
Work in a healthy work environment, establishing provisions in order to prevent, eliminate
or reduce work-related health risks in the sector, retaining skilled workers in the sector,
ensuring and promoting a high level of protection of health and safety for all workers within
the European Union, strengthening the role and importance of national and European
sectoral social dialogue
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Clause:
Use of materials, products and tools, protection of the skin an respiratory tract:
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Substitution central: The employer shall endeavour to use materials, products and tools,
which are safer to the health and safety of the workers – if not available use materials,
products and tools in a form which involves low exposure
Clause:
Prevention of musculo-skeletal disorders (MSD):
Employers shall:
•organise rotation of tasks
•take into account the most recent ergonomic good practicies when purchasing new
equipment and tools
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Clause:
Working environment and organisation of work
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Sufficient space
non-slip floors
ventilation
Clause:
Maternity protection:
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If the doctor prohibits certain tasks for the pregnant woman, the employer shall take the
necessary measures regarding the organisation of work and shall entrust the tasks to
other workers
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Clause:
Mental health and wellbeing
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Effective social dialogue at the workplace
The employer shall ensure a careful preparation of work, an appropriate planning of
working time and work organisation
Clause:
Individual protective measures
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Suitable clothes – in particular shoes with non-slip soles
Not wear jewellery on hands and arms during work, as the skin underneath them is
particularly prone to disease as a result of dampness or chemicals.
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Gloves provided by the employer that are sufficiently resistant to hairdressing chemicals
and strong enough to ensure that they are not damaged by nomal work
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Cream
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Challenges:
The whole concept of the
European Social Dialogue
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Objectives of the EU Joint Project
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To promote the results of the activities of the Social Dialogue
Committee in the personal Services/hairdressing as regards the
health and safety issue and in particular the implementation of the
European framework agreement on the protection of occupational
health and safety in the hairdressing sector
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To encourage, improve and strengthen the role, skills and capacity
of the social partners of the hairdressing sector at national level,
with a focus in the new member states and candidates countries
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Objectives of the EU Joint Project
To raise awareness as regards
•the health and safety risks in the hairdressing sector and
• encourage the dissemination of the European Framework Agreement
on the protection of occupational health and safety in the hairdressing
sector at local, national and European level
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Objectives of the EU Joint Project
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To develop and strenghten partnerships and mutual trust between
social partners organisations involved in the European Social
Dialogue and/or in other EU activities and those who started to
participate recently or have not yet been involved
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Objectives of the EU Joint Project
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Identify and establish contact with other relevant
employees/employers organisations of the hairdressing sector in
countries where no national social partner organisations is affiliate
to the European organisations or where only one side is represented
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To organise a structured exchange of information and experience
among national social partners on the sectoral social dialogue,
labour and social structures in the hairdressing sector in the EU
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Objectives of the EU Joint Project
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To reinforce the National and European social dialogue in the
hairdressing industry by promoting the exchange of best practices,
presenting good examples and discussions social dialogue issues
such as health and safety
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To set up a working group of European social partners of the
hairdressing industry in charge of the follow-up of the progress
achieved nationally in implementing the European Agreement and
to periodically reassess risks in light of the state of art, including
scientific developments and findings of relevant bodies
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013
Objectives of the EU Joint Project
One year project (01.12.2012-01.12.2013)
Joint Social Partners Actions relating to the implementation
of the results of the European Social Dialogue negotiations
(art 154 & 155 TEU)
UNI Hair - Poul Monggaard – March 2013