SPL19 THE CULTURE OF WORKPLACE IMPROVEMENT IN SENEGAL: THE SOCIAL SECURITY FUND STRATEGIES

Abstract

The prevention and compensation of work accidents and occupational diseases are among the main missions of the Social Security Fund of Senegal, like most social security institutions. The importance of this mission no longer needs to be demonstrated, when we know the serious consequences that these professional risks can cause when they occur: loss of life, mutilations, trauma, work stoppages, job losses, etc. … Therefore, the Social Security Fund has adopted a global strategy to reduce work accidents and occupational illnesses, by promoting a culture of prevention, a guarantee of improving the quality of life at work and increasing productivity companies. This strategy is supported internally by the Professional Risk Prevention Department. The missions consist in particular of monitoring the implementation of company policy regarding the prevention of occupational risks and its prerogatives relate to information, training of employers and workers, monitoring of the application of regulations in force, participation in the application of prevention methods in companies. This strategy developed by the Social Security Fund is based on the following three (03) principles: – ACT – CAPITALIZE – DEPLOY for better promotion of the safety culture in companies. To this end, several actions are being carried out towards stakeholders in the world of work. We can present some of them: - the installation of Sectoral Technical Committees (CTS); - The organization of the African Prevention Month each year; - The integration of occupational safety and health into professional and technical training; - the organization of Competitions on OHS initiatives and good practices for Students and Companies; - the establishment of the scientific council for the prevention of occupational diseases; - the popularization of professional risk management tools, for example Vision Zero, etc. Through the activities deployed, in collaboration with the Labor Administration; social partners and civil society, the Social Security Fund wishes to promote a secure environment at work throughout Senegal.