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2001

CIS 01-1668 A new impetus for community occupational health policy
In view of what is perceived to be worsening working conditions for many groups of workers leading to musculoskeletal disorders, stress, burnout and a high accident rate among temporary workers, this report advocates more involvement on the part of the European Union in monitoring working conditions, assessing the compliance with Directives at the Member State level, ensuring the harmonization of safety and health legislation and defining policies. This discussion paper proposes a framework for community-level action aimed at improving occupational safety and health.
European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), 5 bd du Roi Albert II, 1210 Bruxelles, Belgium, June 2001. 44p.

CIS 01-692 Hagan P.E., Montgomery J.F., O'Reilly J.T.
Accident prevention manual for business and industry - Administration and programs
First part of a series of textbooks on safety management in enterprises (for parts 2, 3 and 4, see CIS 01-693, CIS 00-396 and CIS 01-728). It covers: introduction to safety and health (historical perspectives, safety professionals, safety culture, regulatory history in the US); loss control information and analysis (loss control programmes, safety and health auditing, environmental auditing, workmen's compensation, hazard identification, incident investigation and analysis, cost of incidents, record keeping, incidence rates, computers and information management); organization of safety, health and environment programmes (occupational health and industrial hygiene programmes, environmental management, indoor air quality, ergonomics programmes, employee assistance programmes, emergency preparedness, workplace violence, product safety management, service and warehouse facilities, transportation safety programmes, office safety, laboratory safety, contractor and non-employee safety, process safety management); programme implementation and maintenance (motivation, safety and health training, media, safety awareness programmes). In the appendix: sources of help; answers to review questions. Last edition (9th) analysed: CIS 89-1811.
National Safety Council, 1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca IL 60143-3201, USA, 12th ed., 2001. x, 836p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: USD 99.95 (members), USD 119.95 (non-members).

2000

CIS 04-298 Future occupational safety and health research needs and priorities in the Member States of the European Union - Summary of a European study
Futurs besoins et priorités de la recherche en sécurité et santé au travail dans les Etats membres de l'Union européenne - Résumé de l'enquête européenne [in French]
Futuras necesidades y prioridades en materia de investigación sobre la seguridad y la salud en el trabajo en los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea - Resumen del estudio europeo [in Spanish]
This fact sheet gives a summary of a report of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work on the results of a study concerning future occupational safety and health research needs and priorities in the Member States of the European Union. It identifies the 10 research priorities for a majority of the Member States, as well as the research priorities within these categories. The need for cooperation at the EU level is highlighted. This fact sheet is also available in Danish, Greek, Finnish, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish and Swedish (see http://agency.osha.eu.int/publications/factsheets/).
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, http://osha.eu.int, 2000. 2p. Illus. 1 ref.
http://agency.osha.eu.int/publications/factsheets/7/en/facts7_en.pdf [in English]
http://agency.osha.eu.int/publications/factsheets/7/es/facts7_es.pdf [in Spanish]
http://agency.osha.eu.int/publications/factsheets/7/fr/facts7_fr.pdf [in French]

CIS 03-470 Work time schedule models - Modern work organization in the health care sector
Arbeitszeitmodelle - Moderne Arbeitsorganisation im Gesundheitswesen [in German]
This document reports on current practice in the area of work time schedules in the health care sector in one of the Länder (States) of Germany. It reviews various work time models and discusses regulations with respect to work time, work breaks, rest time, night work and work on Sundays and public holidays. It also presents the case of a clinic where a new model of work time organization was developed in quality circles and implemented successfully.
Ministerium für Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, 40190 Düsseldorf, Germany, 2000. 67p. Illus. 46 ref.
http://www.arbeitszeiten.nrw.de/pdf/AZMODELL.PDF [in German]

CIS 02-1734 Richez J.P.
Integration on temporary workers - Partnerships between construction enterprises and temporary work agencies
Intégration des intérimaires - BTP: agences et chantiers partenaires [in French]
In the construction industry, half of all occupational accidents involve temporary workers who often lack qualifications and are assigned to hazardous work. This collection of articles describes the efforts that have been undertaken in this sector to reduce the number of accidents involving temporary workers. Contents: interview of a safety consultant from the health insurance institution of the French region of Midi-Pyrénées; description of the contents of a guide published by the INRS on the integration of temporary workers in the construction sector; efforts undertaken by all parties concerned for reducing the number of accidents at the construction sites of a new motorway, in particular by implementing ways and means of ensuring the safety of temporary workers; "safety charter" signed by enterprises using temporary workers and by agencies offering temporary workers; experience of a bricklaying enterprise in employing temporary workers.
Travail et sécurité, May 2000, No.596, p.14-26. Illus.

CIS 02-1481 Skiöld L.
A look into modern working life
This report on the "Working Life 2000" project investigates and discusses the issues of current and future conditions of work in the European Union. The project involved the holding of 63 international workshops led by researchers and practitioners on many different aspects of working life. Reports of these workshops are presented. Issues addressed include: workplace diversity; strategies for new employment and regional development; social changes and employment; labour law and social rights; labour market and gender aspects; work in IT and the telecommunications media; health assessment and hygiene; human resources; future workplaces; information dissemination; physical and chemical hazards; health effects; health of working women; risk assessment and control; occupational safety and health management; medical surveillance.
Arbetslivinsitutet, National Institute for Working Life, Eklundsvägen 16, 11279 Stockholm, Sweden, 2000. 326p.

CIS 02-472 Bundesmann-Jansen J., Gross H., Munz E.
Hours of work '99
Arbeitszeit '99 [in German]
A questionnaire survey of 4024 employees aged 18 to 65 conducted in Germany in 1999 revealed that only 15% had the standard 9 to 5, five days a week work time schedule. The majority of 85% worked under some form of flexible arrangement. Of those with flexible work time schedules, more worked under pressure with regard to speed of work and performance as compared to those working according to the standard work time schedule. The majority of those questioned (56%) said they regularly worked overtime. More men (63%) claimed to work overtime than women (47%), which represents an increase of 13% for men and 10% for women compared to an earlier survey in 1995. Part-time work was performed by 20%, which represents an increase of 2% over 1995. The employees who regularly worked shifts and at night rose by 5% from 1995 to reach 18% in 1999. More than half of the shift and night workers (54%) claimed to have work time schedules which suit their individual preferences.
Gemeinnützige Werkstätten Neuss GmbH, Am Krausenbaum 11, 41464 Neuss, Germany, 2000. 205p. 64 ref.

CIS 02-254 You employ temporary workers - What you need to know for their safety
Vous avez recours à des intérimaires - Ce qu'il faut savoir pour leur sécurité [in French]
Temporary workers are often employed to compensate for the inability to recruit labour. These workers are unfamiliar with the enterprise and are therefore at greater risk of occupational accidents and diseases than regular employees. In 1998, temporary workers were victims of 70 occupational accidents per million hours worked, while the comparable rate for all employees was 25. Contents of this booklet aimed at employers of temporary workers: accident statistics; checklists when employing temporary workers; summary of applicable legislation; training of workers for hazardous jobs; forbidden work; medical supervision; change of work; right of refusal; reporting of occupational accidents.
CRAM des Pays de la Loire, 2 place de Bretagne, BP 93405, 44034 Nantes cedex 1, France, no date. 8 p. Illus.

CIS 01-1866 Smith V., Brice C., Collins A., Matthews V., McNamara R.
Health and Safety Executive
The scale of occupational stress: A further analysis of the impact of demographic factors and type of job
A recent survey of a population sample showed that approximately 20% of workers in the United Kingdom reported very high or extremely high levels of stress at work. Preliminary analyses of the data reported in HSE Contract Research Report 265/2000 (see CIS 00-1497) suggested that the scale of stress may vary considerably. The present report describes further analyses to identify factors associated with perceptions of stress at work. Reported stress was found to be higher for middle aged workers (30-50 year olds), workers educated to degree level, widowed, divorced or separated persons and in non-white ethnic groups. Gender had little overall effect. Reported stress was greater in full-time employment than part-time employment, and increased with salary and social level. Reported stress was found to be highest in teachers, health care workers and managers.
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2000. viii, 61p. 7 ref. Price: GBP 15.00.

CIS 01-1861 Gournay M., Mathis M.T.
Alcoholism at work
Alcoolisation en milieu de travail [in French]
A first part of this article on alcoholism at work consists of summaries of studies and cases from literature on alcohol and occupational accidents and on the prevalence of alcoholism at work and among the general population. The article then presents the findings of a questionnaire survey of industrial physicians in Lower Normandy on alcoholism at work, highlighting an important risk among short-term employees and in companies specialised in the hiring workers for the purposes of their reintegration.
Documents pour le médecin du travail, 1st Quarter 2000, No.81, p.43-48. Illus. 18 ref.

CIS 01-1858 Alcouffe J., Boyer-Raby H., Chaudron B., Dupery M., Fau-Prudhomot P., Manillier P., Montéléon P.Y., Roux F.
Medically-prescribed working hours: Part-time work as a form of therapy
L'aménagement du temps de travail sur prescription médicale: le temps partiel thérapeutique [in French]
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency with which medically-prescribed part-time work (MPTW) was resorted to, to characterize the type of employees who benefitted from this measure and to report on the difficulties encountered in its implementation. An epidemiological survey was conducted by 168 occupational physicians responsible for 430,522 employees, by means of a standard anonymous questionnaire using medical record data. 832 employees, including 504 women and 328 men, with an average age of 44 and a peak at age 50 benefitted from MPTW measures. They consisted almost exclusively of employees with unlimited-duration contracts working full time during the day, with a majority being white-collar workers. Only 5 workers with short-term contracts benefitted from MPTW measures, and there were no temporary workers. The initiative was taken by the patient's regular physician and by the occupational physician in 524 and 254 cases, respectively. The pre-employment medical examination was used in 37.1% cases. In 80% of cases, dominant pathologies including arthritis, psychiatric conditions and traumas were involved. In 70.2% of cases, MPTW was implemented with the consent of all the parties (employee, personal physician, occupational physician and employer).
Cahiers de médecine interprofessionnelle, 2000, Vol.40, No.3, p.295-304. 11 ref.

CIS 01-373 Approach for integrating temporary workers in the building and construction induustry: Practical proposals
Démarche d'intégration des intérimaires dans le bâtiment et les travaux publics: propositions d'application [in French]
The objective of this booklet is to assist both building contractors using temporary workers and agencies supplying these workers in understanding the issues relating to temporary workers. It encourages them to adopt a collaborative approach to improve the process of integrating temporary workers on building sites. In particular, the approach involves analysing the need, having recourse to an agency for the recruiting, reception on the construction site, supervision and training. Check lists aimed at helping the analysis during each step are included as appendices.
Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, 1st ed., Apr. 2000. 85p. Illus. 25 ref.

CIS 00-1633 François M., Liévin D., Grzebyk M.
Occupational safety and risk factors for temporary workers
Facteurs de sécurité et d'insécurité pour les travailleurs intérimaires [in French]
In response to globalization, companies have sought greater flexibility and introduced such new working practices as just-in-time production. The use of casual labour - e.g. fixed-term contracts, temporary work - is part of this approach. It enables companies to adjust rapidly to sudden and seasonal variations in business without incurring long-term labour costs. The purpose of this study is to compare four companies making use of temporary labour in order to identify factors contributing to or adversely affecting the occupational safety of temporary employees. It analyses the companies' policies regarding safety and temporary labour. It examines the methods the companies use and the indicators they draw up to assess the efficiency of their occupational risk prevention practices.
Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail, 1st Quarter 2000, No.178, Note No.2120-178-00, p.7-26. Illus. 21 ref.

1999

CIS 03-960 Kuhn K.
Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin
The future of working conditions - European conference
Zukunft der Arbeitsbedingungen - Europäische Tagung [in German]
Proceedings of a European conference on trends in working conditions held in Dortmund, Germany on 8-9 June 1999. This conference was devoted to the theme of changes in working conditions in the European Union. Main topics covered: occupational safety and health in Europe; changes in the structure of enterprises (decentralization, outsourcing); virtual enterprises; integrated management systems; safety, health and work quality; new forms of work (temporary work, part-time work, telework).
Wirtschaftsverlag NW, Postfach 10 11 10, 27511 Bremerhaven, Germany, 1999. 307p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Price: EUR 23.50.

CIS 02-1507 Health and Safety - The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 [United Kingdom]
These regulations (effective: 29 Dec. 1999) re-enact the 1992 regulations with the same title (see CIS 92-1754, modified by CIS 95-11), which are repealed, as are the Health and Safety (Young Persons) Regulations 1997 (CIS 97- 362). The main purpose of the Regulation is to implement with respect to Great Britain the provisions of Directive 89/391/EEC (see CIS 89-1401) concerning the obligations placed on the employer to implement preventive and protective measures on the basis of general principles of prevention. The Regulations require employers to (a) make, review and record risk assessments in workplaces; (b) make, give effect to and, in certain cases, record appropriate health and safety arrangements; (c) ensure that their employees are provided with appropriate health surveillance; (d) appoint "competent persons" to assist them with carrying out their OSH obligations; (e) establish emergency procedures; (f) provide their employees with OSH information; (g) ensure that appropriate OSH measures are carried out when their premises are shared with other employers or when outside or temporary employees are present on their premises; (h) take their employees' capabilities as regards OSH into account when entrusting tasks to them; (i) ensure that their employees are provided with OSH training and information when necessary. Modifications introduced into the 1999 re-enactment deal mostly with provisions related to the appointment of competent persons and to preparations for fire protection. Certain other related regulations are also amended.
HSE Books, P.O.Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 1999. 26p.Price: GBP 3.50.
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1999/19993242.htm [in English]

CIS 01-1855 Trott H., Menzler-Trott E.
"Flexible work" schedules in call centres
"Flexible Arbeitszeit" im Call-Center [in German]
This article reviews the work organization problems encountered in call centres where the work schedules are mostly flexible (shift work, part time work, seasonal work, "stand-by"). In order to ensure acceptable work schedules and workloads, managers need to estimate the call flow as precisely as possible, which is done with the help of simulation software. Main topics covered: productivity, quality, absenteeism, workload, attitude towards the customer, rapid turn-over of personnel.
Computer Fachwissen für Betriebs- und Personalräte, Jan. 1999, Vol.8, No.1, p.12-20. Illus. 8 ref.

CIS 01-453 Heran Le Roy O., Sandret N.
Exposures and occupational hazards of temporary workers - The SUMER 94 survey
Expositions et risques professionnels des intérimaires - Enquête SUMER 94 [in French]
A total of 682 temporary employees participated in the SUMER 94 survey, of whom 80% were blue collar workers. Temporary workers are exposed to significant joint and posture constraints associated with repetitive movements executed at high speed and are at higher risk of developing cumulative trauma disorders. The overall risk however is not different for temporary workers when compared to other workers.
Médecine et travail, June 1999, No.2 (180), p.30-32. Illus.

CIS 01-598 Helardot V.
Job insecurity and health
Précarisation au travail et santé [in French]
This article gives an overview of current knowledge of the relationship between health and job insecurity. Unemployment, restructuring of production activities and subcontracting have contributed to the casualization process which may lead to a series of symptoms that can be described as a "malaise" or, in a significant proportion of cases, as a depressive disorder. A sociological research study aimed at studying these relationships involved has been initiated.
Médecine et travail, June 1999, No.2 (180), p.26-29. 20 ref.

CIS 00-1221 Royal Decree 216/1999, of 5 February, containing the minimum provisions with respect to occupational safety and health in temporary employment agencies [Spain]
Real Decreto 216/1999, de 5 de febrero, sobre disposiciones mínimas de seguridad y salud en el trabajo en el ámbito de las empresas de trabajo temporal [España] [in Spanish]
This Decree is made in application of Law No.31/1995 on the prevention of occupational hazards (CIS 95-1921) and of Decree 39/1997 on occupational safety and health services (CIS 97-353).
Boletín Oficial del Estado, 24 Feb. 1999, No.47, p.7599-7602.

CIS 00-1376 D'Huyvetter M., Vlayen V., De Lange H., Van der Steen M.
Temporary employment
Le travail intérimaire [in French]
Uitzendarbeid [in Dutch]
This practical guide outlines the Belgian legislation which applies to temporary employment and describes the various steps (before, during, after) of the temporary employee's mission, taking into account the information to be exchanged among the following three parties: the worker, the employer and the temporary work agency. It highlights the importance of information in dealing with the hazards to which the temporary worker could be exposed, training and information as well as the need of individual protective equipment. Appendices: summary of duties of employer and temporary work agency; example of a workplace data sheet; outline of a system for workplace risk analysis.
PREVENT, rue Gachard 88, Bte 4, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium, 1999. 20p.

CIS 00-1035 Ritchie K.A., Macdonald E.B., Gilmour W.H., Murray K.J.
Analysis of sickness absence among employees of four NHS trusts
To determine the value of using routinely collected sickness absence data as part of a health needs assessment of healthcare workers, sickness absence records of 12,900 National Health Service (NHS) staff for one calendar year were analysed. Almost 60% of the study population had no spells of sickness absence in the year of study and almost 20% had only one spell of sickness absence. Female staff were more likely to have experienced sickness absence than male staff. Although absence due to conditions related to pregnancy were included in the analysis, the incidence of these was not sufficient to account for the higher rates of absence among female staff. In general, full-time staff had greater rates of sickness absence than part-time staff. 71% of all absences were of <1 week duration. The main known causes of sickness absence were respiratory, digestive and musculoskeletal disorders.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Oct. 1999, Vol.56, No.10, p.702-708. Illus. 24 ref.

CIS 00-145 Benavides F.G., Benach J.
Precarious employment and health-related outcomes in the European Union
Topics: backache; economic aspects; European Communities; fatigue; job dissatisfaction; musculoskeletal diseases; neuropsychic stress; non-permanent workers; part-time employment; report; sickness absenteeism; small enterprises; state of health; temporary workers; unemployment.
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland, 1999. xii, 61p. Illus. Price: EUR 16.00.

1998

CIS 01-1102 Internal audit - Boilermaking
Autodiagnostic - Chaudronneries [in French]
The internal auditing of hazards allows the preparation of a safety and health plan adapted to the company. A check-list for conducting such an audit within boilermaking industry firms is proposed, consisting of the following parts: handling; storage; cutting and forming; assembly within the workshop; checking; finishing; delivery; on-site work; employment of temporary workers; action plan.
Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie (CRAM) des Pays de la Loire, 7 rue du Président Herriot, BP 3405, 44034 Nantes Cedex 1, France, Jan. 1998. 18p. Illus. 35 ref.

CIS 01-324 Order of 21 July 1998 modifying the Order of 27 June 1991 establishing the list of activities which may not be carried out by workers under fixed-term contracts or by workers from temporary-employment agencies, as amended [France]
Arrêté du 21 juillet 1998 modifiant l'arrêté du 27 juin 1991 modifié fixant la liste des travaux pour lesquels il ne peut être fait appel aux salariés sous contrat de travail à durée déterminée ou aux salariés des entreprises de travail temporaire [France] [in French]
This Order modifies that of 27 June 1991 concerning agricultural workers under fixed-term contracts and those working for temporary-employment agencies (see CIS 99-1059). It prohibits the employment of such workers in situation where they may be exposed to ionizing radiation >2mSv.
Journal officiel de la République française, 4 Aug. 1998, No.178, p.11933.

CIS 01-276 Léonard R.
Work and time - Working under non-typical schedules
Le travail et le temps - Le travail en horaires atypiques [in French]
Werk in tijd - Ploegenarbeid en flexibele uurroosters [in Dutch]
Topics: Belgium; circadian rhythm; European Communities; fatigue; gastric disorders; health hazards; legislation; morbidity; mortality; neurovegetative disorders; night work; part-time employment; shift work; sleep; social aspects; telecommuting; women; work organization; work-rest schedules.
Institut National de Recherche sur les Conditions de Travail, rue de la Concorde 60, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium, 1998. 265p. Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 00-907 Royal Order of 4 December 1998 amending the Royal Order of 28 December 1971 establishing the format and the timing limitations for the notification of occupational accidents [Belgium]
Arrêté royal du 4 décembre 1998 modifiant l'arrêté royal du 28 décembre 1971 établissant le modèle et le délai de déclaration d'accident du travail [Belgique] [in French]
4 December 1998 - Koninklijk besluit tot wijziging van het koninklijk besluit van 28 december 1971 tot vaststelling van het model en de termijn van aangifte van een arbeidsongeval [in Dutch]
Topics: Belgium; law; notification of occupational accidents; occupational safety; responsibilities of employers; temporary workers.
Moniteur belge - Belgisch Staatsblad, 24 Dec. 1998, Year 168, No.247, p.40823-40830.

CIS 00-673 Focus on part time work
Fokus på fritids jobs [in Danish]
Training brochure aimed at the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases among young people (15-17 years old) engaged in part-time employment (usually after-school).
Arbejdstilsynet, Landskronagade 33, 2100 København Ø, Denmark, [1998]. 15p. Illus.

CIS 99-1845 Baranyanga V.
Contract labour - Health and safety implications in Zimbabwe
Topics: agriculture; construction industry; degree of skill; developing countries; employee rights; forestry and logging; legislation; responsibilities of employers; safety training in industry; subcontractors; temporary workers; Zimbabwe.
On Guard, Dec. 1998, Vol.6, No.15, p.13-18. Illus.

CIS 99-1048 Kauppinen K., Kandolin I.
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Gender and working conditions in the European Union
Topics: conditions of work; discriminatory practices; European Communities; hours of work; neuropsychic stress; part-time employment; questionnaire survey; sex-linked differences; sickness absenteeism; speed of work; statistical evaluation; statistical trends; terms of employment; women.
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2985 Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, 1998. viii, 67p. Illus. 29 ref. Price: ECU 30.00.

CIS 99-995 Application to temporary workers of Recommendation R 372 concerning the use and maintenance of construction equipment
Application aux intérimaires du texte de la recommandation R 372 rélative à l'utilisation et l'entretien des engins de chantier [in French]
Topics: aptitude tests; assessment of knowledge; classification; comment on directive; construction industry; directive; earthmoving equipment; France; information of personnel; permits-to-work; preventive maintenance; temporary workers.
Travail et sécurité, May 1998, No.572, p.40-46. Illus.

1997

CIS 00-560 Kogi K., Kikuchi Y., Suzuki T.
Special issue: International symposium on future developments in human work systems
Proceedings of the International symposium on future developments in human work systems held in Yokohama, Japan, 27-28 June 1996. Main topics presented: flexible work systems (job sharing, telework, career breaks); work organization; migrant workers; sociocultural and psychological aspects; ergonomic aspects; human behaviour; ageing and efficacy of work; developing new skills for new tasks; older workers and new technologies.
Journal of Human Ergology, Dec. 1997, Vol.26, No.2, p.i-ii; p.89-192 (whole issue). Illus. Bibl.ref.

CIS 97-1786 Nuclear Safety Council Resolution of 16 July 1997 establishing a register of subcontractors regulated by Royal Decree 413/1997 of 21 March [Spain]
Resolución de 16 de julio de 1997, del Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, por la que se constituye el Registro de Empresas Externas regulado en el Real Decreto 413/1997, de 21 de marzo [España] [in Spanish]
This Resolution (entry into force 5 Oct. 1997) is implemented under Royal Decree 413/1997 (CIS 97-378) and concerns the protection of subcontractors likely to be exposed to ionizing radiation hazards during work in controlled areas. It provides for a register containing details of all enterprises whose workers may operate in hazardous areas. The register will be maintained by The Nuclear Safety Council who may also investigate the authenticity of the information provided.
Boletín Oficial del Estado, 4 Oct. 1997, No.238, p.29027.

CIS 97-2061 Aiken L.H., Sloane D.M., Klocinski J.L.
Hospital nurses' occupational exposure to blood: Prospective, retrospective and institutional reports
The risk of exposure by nurses to contaminated blood from injuries with needles and sharps were studied in medical units of 20 US hospitals in cities with a high incidence of AIDS. The rate of injuries was 0.8 per nurse-year. Factors associated with an increased number of injuries included the practice of recapping needles and working in temporary assignments. Injuries from needlesticks are rather common and do not occur at random. Increasing precautions, reducing reliance on temporary nursing personnel and other organizational changes may lower the odds of nurses being injured.
American Journal of Public Health, Jan. 1997, Vol.87, No.1, p.103-107. 23 ref.

CIS 97-378 Royal Decree of 21 March 1997 on the operational protection of outside workers exposed to the risk of ionizing radiation during their activities in controlled areas [Spain]
Real Decreto 413/1997, de 21 de marzo, sobre protección operacional de los trabajadores externos con riesgo de exposición a radiaciones ionizantes por intervención en zona controlada [España] [in Spanish]
This Decree (effective 17 Apr. 1997) adopts in Spain the provisions of EURATOM directive 90/641 (CIS 94-18). Contents: scope; definitions; notification of activities by outside undertakings; obligations of outside undertakings and of the operators; obligations of outside workers; personal radiological records.
Boletín Oficial del Estado, 16 Apr. 1997, No.91, p.11957-11959.

1996

CIS 99-1403 Factories Ordinance - Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, 1996 [Gibraltar]
Topics: emergency organization; Gibraltar; hazard evaluation; information of personnel; law; medical supervision; penalties; plant safety and health organization; prohibited work; responsibilities of employees; responsibilities of employers; role of labour inspection; role of management; safety officers; safety training in industry; subcontractors; temporary workers; workers participation.
Gibraltar Gazette, 25 Jan. 1996, No.2894, p.152-168.

CIS 98-1704 Frieling E., Pfitzmann J., Pfaus H.
Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz
Work organisation and working hours in the field of research and development - An empirical analysis of mechanical and electrical engineering
Arbeitsorganisation und Arbeitszeitsregelungen im F&E-Bereich - Eine empirische Analyse in der Metall- und Elektrobranche [in German]
Topics: computer aided design; electronics industry; flexible working time; Germany; machinery industry; part-time employment; questionnaire survey; statistical aspects; work organization; work time schedules.
Wirtschaftsverlag NW, Verlag für neue Wissenschaft GmbH, Postfach 10 11 10, 27511 Bremerhaven, Germany, 1996. xi, 240p. Illus. 113 ref.

CIS 97-520 Calvarin C., Lefebvre M.
Briefing temporary workers: How to ensure continuity
Accueil des intérimaires, les conditions du relais [in French]
The occurrence of occupational accidents among temporary workers is very often due to the fact that they do not have the time to get used to the activity they are supposed to carry out. This article underlines the importance of an adaptation period and training for this vulnerable category of workers. Statistics on temporary workers and occupational accidents for this workers in France during 1994 are given.
Travail et sécurité, Nov. 1996, No.554, p.22-36. Illus.

CIS 96-2081
Health and Safety Commission
The health and safety implications of changing patterns of employment
This discussion document invites comments on the implications for the regulation of health and safety of recent changes in the structure of the United Kingdom labour market; in particular the increase in self-employment, part-time and temporary employment, and the use of contractors. Duties of employers, employees, the self-employed and others under health and safety law are outlined, and issues relating to the flexible labour market are discussed. Includes a questionnaire for response to the document.
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1996. 20p. 16 ref.

CIS 96-1005 Deschamps S., Fleutot J.B., Ducousso R.
Medical and dosimetric follow-up of contractors dealing with nuclear sites and exposed to ionizing radiation: Legislation, future prospects
Suivi médical et dosimétrie des travailleurs des entreprises extérieures soumis à des rayonnements ionisants: réglementation actuelle, perspectives [in French]
Contractors working on nuclear sites who are exposed to ionizing radiation present problems of medical and dosimetric follow-up. New legal provisions aim at giving these contractors the same level of protection as is provided to other workers: regulations adapted to their needs, reorganization of occupational medical services, individual medical follow-up cards, national computer DOSIMO project, principle of radiation safety certification of companies and training programmes.
Archives des maladies professionnelles et de médecine du travail, Feb. 1996, Vol.57, No.1, p.41-50. 28 ref.

1995

CIS 96-1528 François M., Lievin D.
Service Ergonomie et Psychologie Industrielle, Section Ergonomie des Postes de Travail
Precarious employment and susceptibility to accidents - A statistical survey in 85 enterprises
Emplois précaires et accidentabilité - Enquête statistique dans 85 entreprises [in French]
A survey of 85 French firms with mixtures of temporary workers and staff on longer contracts showed that the latter have accidents just as often and just as seriously as temporary employees do. Some risk factors seem to be common to the two types of employment, while some are specific to one or the other. Some firms have effective safety policies for precarious work; others do not. The factors that distinguish effective policies from ineffective ones remain to be determined.
Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, Jan. 1995. ii, 20p. Illus. 17 ref.

CIS 96-699 Doniol-Shaw G., Huez D., Sandret N.
Temporary workers in the nuclear industry
Les intermittents du nucléaire [in French]
This book presents the results of the first stage of an epidemiologic study on temporary workers directly exposed to ionizing radiation while performing maintenance work during shut down procedures in French nuclear plants. The results of this survey highlight the repercussions of the working conditions on workers from contracting firms in this industry and the influence that factors specific to work organization have on their psychological and physical health. These data as a whole constitute also a reference for future surveys as well as being a prevention instrument and a tool for immediate action to modify work situations.
Octarès Editions, 24 rue de Nazareth, 31000 Toulouse, France, 1995. 250p. Price: FRF 180.00.

CIS 96-803 Héry M., Diebold F., Hecht G., Gerber J.M., Hubert G.
Biennial stoppage at a chemical plant - Assessment of exposure of outside contractor employees to chemical substances
Arrêt biennal d'un site de l'industrie chimique - Exposition aux produits chimiques des salariés d'entreprises extérieures [in French]
During the biennial stoppage of a major chemical plant producing isocyanates, chlorine, soda and other substances, a study was carried out on the exposure of employees of outside contractors to various chemicals. The highest exposures were recorded for employees of mechanical engineering firms responsible for assembling and dismantling the reactors, and employees of industrial cleaning contractors working on a toluene diisocyanate (TDI) production unit. Numerous other pollutants were measured: crystalline silica, metals (welding fumes), organic solvents (nitrotoluenes, chlorobenzenes), acids, alkalis, mineral fibres. Examples of coactivity were also detected, but in small numbers and at generally low levels.
Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail, 4th Quarter 1995, No.161, Note No.2004-161-95, p.477-487. Illus. 15 ref.

CIS 96-559
Ministère du Travail (France)
Survey of working conditions in 1994 - Activities of the High Council for the Prevention of Occupational Risks. Priority actions for the prevention of occupational hazards. 1995 Programme
Bilan des conditions de travail 1994. Activité du Conseil supérieur de la prévention des risques professionnels. Actions prioritaires en matière de prévention des risques professionnels. Programme 95 [in French]
This document reproduces excerpts from the chapter "Examination of working conditions 1994" of the Annual Report of the French Higher Council for the Prevention of Occupational Risks devoted to the Council's activities in occupational medicine. Work carried out by various committees in 1994 is presented, followed by an overview of its general policies (prevention of risks in the construction industry, prevention of risks related to manual handling, prevention of risks of exposure to asbestos) and of the action programme for 1995 (work equipment, protection of workers in precarious employment, industrial medicine).
Documents pour le médecin du travail, 1st Quarter 1995, No.61, p.25-35 and p.37-39. Illus.

CIS 96-673 Integration of safety measures and organization of coordination efforts in the field of safety and health protection during construction and civil engineering work
Intégration de la sécurité et organisation de la coordination en matière de sécurité et de protection de la santé lors des opérations de bâtiment ou de génie civil [in French]
Law 93-1418 of 31 Dec. 1993 integrates into French legislation the provisions of Directive 92/57/EEC concerning temporary or mobile construction sites. This article provides information on the relevant regulations in effect in France and on the organization of coordination efforts concerning OSH matters in the construction and civil engineering sectors. In addition, it includes a table on the provisions of Decree 94-1159 (see CIS 95-1941) of 26 Dec. 1994.
APAVE, Jan.-Feb.-Mar. 1995, No.269, p. 64-71.

CIS 96-672 The safety coordinator: Extensive but logical changes
Le coordonnateur de sécurité: une évolution profonde mais logique... [in French]
The law of 31 Dec. 1993 (CIS 95-1941), which is the implementation in French law of the European directive on temporary or mobile worksites, requires the coordination of safety on all sites where two or more enterprises are working. The implications of this new regulation in practice, the functions of the coordinator, his powers, difficulties that may arise and the benefits in accident reduction that will result are presented.
Travail et sécurité, Sep. 1995, No. 540, p.461-479. Illus.

CIS 96-10
Ministère du Travail et de l'Emploi
Decree No.95-543 of 4 May 1995. Occupational safety and health and working conditions on building sites. Inter-company occupational health, safety and working conditions groups [France]
Décret n°95-543 du 4 mai 1995. Sécurité, santé et conditions de travail sur les chantiers. Constitution du Collège interentreprises [France] [in French]
This decree makes additions to the French Labour Code which lay down the conditions under which inter-company occupational health, safety and working conditions groups must be set up: building sites in excess of 10,000 worker-days and involving more than ten firms (including sub-contractors) and/or self-employed workers. The new articles also set forth the modus operandi of the inter-company groups: membership, chairmanship, periodicity and convening of meetings, agenda, minutes, rules of procedure. They also define the sanctions incurred in the event of violation of these measures. The new provisions are applicable to building and civil engineering sites on which design work started on or after 6 May 1995; for operations commenced prior to this, they are applicable from the beginning of the building phase to projects on which construction work is not due to commence before 1 Jan. 1996. Section II of the decree of 19 Aug. 1977 (CIS 78-864) on inter-company health and safety groups, and the decree of 9 June 1977 (CIS 77-2069) on special health and safety committees are revoked.
Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail, 3rd Quarter 1995, No.160, Note No.2001-160-95, p.421-423. Also in: Journal officiel, 6 May 1995.

CIS 96-199 Blank V.L.G., Andersson R., Lindén A., Nilsson B.C.
Hidden accident rates and patterns in the Swedish mining industry due to involvement of contractor workers
According to official statistics on occupational injuries, mining accident rates have declined in recent years. However, mining accidents involving workers employed by subcontractors are not recorded in the statistics for the mining industry, but rather in the statistics for those branches of industry within which their own employer is classified. Using data from the Swedish National Information System on Occupational Injuries, this cross-sectional study covers 2397 accidents occurring during a five-year period. The official statistics do not reflect the real risk situation in the branch due to the involvement of contractor workers. Despite the lack of valid exposure data, this category of worker seems to incur more frequent and more severe injuries. These workers also seem to be performing different tasks and to be working under conditions other than those of mining company employees at the time of injury.
Safety Science, Nov. 1995, Vol.21, No.1, p.23-35. 19 ref.

CIS 95-1941
Ministère du Travail et de l'Emploi
Act No.93-1418 of 31 Dec. 1993, Decree No.94-1159 of 26 Dec. 1994 and Orders of 7 Mar. 1995. Coordination of risk prevention activities on building and civil engineering sites - Organizing site coordination - Training site coordinators [France]
Loi n°93-1418 du 31 déc. 1993, décret n°94-1159 du 26 déc. 1994 et arrêtés du 7 mars 1995. Coordination de chantier de bâtiment et de génie civil - Organisation de la coordination - Formation du coordonnateur [France] [in French]
This document provides an overview of all the regulations adopted to date concerning safety organization on building sites and in civil engineering in France. 1. Act No.93-1418 of 31 Dec. 1993, amending the provisions of the Labour Code applicable to building and civil engineering operations, to protect the health and safety of workers; in particular, the Act provides for the integration of safety at the work design stage, the organization of site coordination and the application of health and safety legislation to self-employed workers. 2. Decree No.94-1159 of 26 Dec. 1994, on safety integration and the organization of coordination in the interest of health and safety, stating, inter alia, the conditions inherent in the role of coordinator. 3. Orders of 7 Mar. 1995: (1) fixing the content of the prior declaration to be made by coordinators working in certain construction and civil engineering operations; (2) on the training of coordinators and their training instructors, and the official approval of training organizations.
Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail, 2nd Quarter 1995, No.159, Note No.1993-159-95, p.273-285. Also in: Journal officiel, 1 Jan. 1994, 29 Dec. 1994 and 7 Mar. 1995.

CIS 95-1340 23rd French National Congress of Occupational Medicine (1994) - Theme 2: Job insecurity and health
XXIIIes Journées nationales de Médecine du Travail, Besançon, France, 7-10 juin 1994: Thème n°2 - Santé, précarisation et précarité du travail [in French]
Subjects of reports presented as part of Theme 2 (job insecurity and health) at the 23rd National Congress of Occupational Medicine (held at Besançon, France, 7-10 June 1994): survey of job insecurity as an occupational medicine issue; multiple instability resulting from job precariousness; evolution of labour law and the trends towards job instability in the European Union; epidemiology of health problems connected with job precariousness; job precariousness, work organization and health; occupational medicine and job precariousness; how should occupational medicine deal with occupational precariousness. Twenty-two papers presented on the topic are also reproduced, including such topics as the health problems of temporary workers, workers employed by subcontractors, the unemployed and people undergoing reconversion. The special problems of exposure monitoring (noise, ionizing radiation) and workmen's compensation, as they apply to precarious work, are among the issued dealt with in the papers.
Archives des maladies professionnelles et de médecine du travail, 1995, Vol.56, No.3, p.171-202. Illus. Bibl.ref.

1994

CIS 99-339
Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Formation professionnelle
Length and organization of working hours
Durée et aménagement du temps de travail [in French]
Topics: comment on law; compensatory leave; flexible working time; France; hours of work; legislation; part-time employment; shift work; work organization; work time schedules; work-rest schedules.
La Documentation Française, 21-31 Quai Voltaire, 75344 Paris Cedex 07, France, Dec. 1994. 126p. Illus. Price: FRF 50.00.

CIS 95-1938 Convention 175 and Recommendation 182 concerning part-time work [ILO]
Convention 175 et Recommandation 182 concernant le travail à temps partiel [OIT] [in French]
Convenio 175 y Recomendación 182 relativos al trabajo a tiempo parcial [OIT] [in Spanish]
Main provisions of this convention on part-time work adopted in Geneva on 24 June 1994: definition of the part-time worker (an employed person whose normal hours of work are less than those of comparable full-time workers); scope; protection of part-time workers (right to organize, in respect of occupational safety, etc.); calculation of basic wage; statutory social security schemes; measures relating to maternity protection, to leave and holidays, etc.; measures to facilitate access to productive and freely chosen part-time work responding to the economic and social aims of employers and workers; measures to ensure that transfer from full-time to part-time work or vice versa is voluntary; ratification of the convention; obligations of Members having ratified the convention. The Recommendation amplifies the provisions of the Convention. It applies in conjunction with those of the Part-time Work Convention, 1994.
ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, 1994. 5+4p.

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