title: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... 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

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               COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...

               of 13.11.2018

               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
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               , 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
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               . 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
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                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, 13.11.2018

                     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).

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               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
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               .

               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 twelve 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 twelve 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).