E-learning course on employment injury schemes and the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases

28 September - 4 December 2020 OBJECTIVES The general objective of the course was: • Strengthen the capacity of employment injury institutions for the management of the occupational accidents and diseases and the promotion of the prevention approach on occupational safety and health. The specific objectives of the course were: • Describe the role and functions of employment injury schemes in international labour standards and other related instruments. • Describe the organizational models of the employment injury schemes of selected countries as well as their policies, strategies and best practices on prevention activities. • Advice in the implementation of policies, strategies and approaches of employment injury schemes addressed to the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. • Establish conclusions and recommendations on the feasibility of applying different analyzed approaches and experiences to national and institutional contexts. • Transfer knowledge on the different best practices on Employment Injury Schemes CONTENT • Introduction to occupational safety and health: costs and economic incentives for prevention. • The ILO experience and the international labour standards, with particular attention to Convention No. 121. • The design of an employment insurance scheme (EIS): coverage, entitlement and benefits • The employment injury institutions: structure and financing. • Compensation, medical assistance and rehabilitation. • The provision of health and medical care. • The ISSA experience in prevention and protection strategies. • Return to work disability management. • The employment injury institutions and the function of prevention. • Contemporary challenges: Extension to migrant workers, Extension to informal economy. Global Business and EIS. The role of the private sector • The recording and notification and the list of occupational accidents and diseases. • The recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases. • The experiences of national institutions: organizational models and selected good practices.