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| 14.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 286/3 |
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14.11.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 286/3

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1709

of 13 November 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 (2), 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 (3). Moreover, a repetition of this module should provide information on occupational exposure to risk factors for physical health and mental well-being. |
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(1)

As highlighted in the Commission Communication on an EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020 (2), 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 (3). 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 (4) 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. |
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(2)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1851 (4) 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. |
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(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, |
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(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 November 2018.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.

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(2)  COM(2014) 332 final of 6 June 2014.

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(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).

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(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 (1).

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 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 12 months | |
| | 99 | Not applicable (not included in the filter) | |
| | Blank | No answer/Don't know | |
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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 12 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 12 months | |
| | 99 | Not applicable (not included in the filter) | |
| | Blank | No answer/Don't know | |
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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 12 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 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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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

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(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).

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