Abstract of A. Ayalon lecture

INCREASING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR

PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (DISABILITIES) IN ISRAEL

A. Ayalon1, T. Nahum2

1 Israel Institute for Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Projects Manager, Div. of

Projects & Infrastructure Development, Israel; 2 Israel Institute for Occupational

Safety and Hygiene, Head, Div. of Projects & Infrastructure Development, Israel

Conducted by The Israeli Institute for Occupational Safety & Hygiene,

The Project promotes good practice, fosters equality at work, as well

as health and safety risk assessment with respect to people with

special needs (SN). Main goal: to develop a "Tool Box" & an

intervention plan directed to employers & to occupational safety &

health professionals. The Project is an innovative one & is in

accordance with the new approach of the World Health Organization

and the International Classification of Function. Goals: enhancing the

know-how about the health and safety of employees with SN;

improving the health and safety practice for employees with SN;

developing Job Safety Analysis & Environmental Safety Analysis as

risk assessment tools that will indicate adaptations needed at the

work-place for people SN; cooperation with the Ministry of Industry

Trade & Labor, aimed at promoting regulations concerning workplace

adaptations for employees with SN. Milestones: reviewing literature

with regard to health and safety intervention plans in use with

employees with SN; preliminary tour in one of the factories that

employ people with SN; developing risk assessment tools adapted to

people with SN at work; developing JSA for employees with SN;

conducting risk assessment survey in protected work-places;

developing a booklet with all the information, directed to employers &

employees; producing 2 informative films directed to employers & to

safety professionals.