The Accident Insurance Association (Association d’assurance accident – AAA) was created by the legislator in 1902 and is placed under the authority of the Ministry of Health and Social Security and under the supervision of the General Inspectorate of Social Security (Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale – IGSS). AAA is a public institution in charge of the prevention of and the compensation for work-related accidents, commuting accidents and occupational illnesses. The administrative Prevention and Benefits departments handle relations with employers and insured persons.
As VISION ZERO is a strategy aimed at preventing work-related accidents, commuting accidents and occupational diseases, related tasks are primarily dealt with by AAA’s Prevention department.
AAA places assistance and advice at the heart of the Prevention department’s missions. Working with all contributors and covered persons, such as employers, employees, self-employed workers and assisting spouses or partners, the Prevention department assesses occupational risks in order to provide tailored advice and personalised support when requested. As part of its missions, it ensures that companies comply with occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations and also assists them in adopting health and safety measures to improve their workplace.
Moreover, the department provides companies with educational and informative resources as well as tools to better implement their OHS initiatives. Besides various brochures on occupational health and safety, AAA offers companies a range of recommendations for prevention, which are best practices in occupational health and safety. These recommendations are developed by the Prevention department together with experts. They provide a better understanding of the various risks inherent to the workplace to employers and employees and help them implement appropriate measures for the prevention of these risks. In addition, the prevention recommendations include safety-training programmes and feature themes aimed at raising the awareness of employees.
In order to assist companies in implementing an effective management system for occupational health and safety, AAA has introduced a quality certification for occupational health and safety, called “Label Sécher a Gesond mat System (SGS)” (systemic health and safety). For further information visit www.visionzero.lu/label-sgs.
AAA is one of the organisers of the OHS Forum, a unique platform for the exchange of best practices. Every two years, a large-scale forum is organised, featuring exhibitor stands, workshops and the presentation of the OHS Award. The OHS Award rewards innovative projects in the fields of occupational health, safety and well-being at work. In the intermediate years, the Forum takes the form of a conference. For further information visit www.visionzero.lu/forum-prix-sst/.
The Prevention department staff can be contacted by phone and e-mail to provide answers to OHS questions and assist companies in implementing preventive or corrective measures. For further information visit www.aaa.public.lu.
As the umbrella organisation of employers’ associations, UEL (Union des Entreprises Luxembourgeoises) represents the professional chambers and employers’ federations of the Grand- Duchy, which provide 80% of employment and produce 85% of GDP.
UEL promotes a sustainable, prosperous economy for the country, its inhabitants and the people who work there. It takes action for an economy that attracts investors and talents.
The ambition of UEL is to ensure companies’ competitiveness and attractiveness of by acting on 3 key topics of social dialogue, in a sustainable development (CSR) approach, i.e.employment and labour law, social security and taxation.
For UEL, the health and safety approach, which is part of corporate social responsibility, is a necessary response to the desire to promote well-being and safety in the workplace. Since 2003, AAA and UEL have joined forces to combat accidents at work, commuting accidents and occupational illnesses.
Together with national players committed to preventing road traffic accidents, UEL launched a vast information and awareness campaign targeted at companies in 2004 and again in 2012, with the aim of reducing the number of accidents on the way to and from work. Conducted under the slogan “TRAJET, sécurisons-le!” these campaigns are in line with the sustainable development policy pursued by the employers’ organisations, as reflected in the adoption of a charter by UEL on 31 October 2003. UEL and INDR are also signatories to the European Road Safety Charter and have entered into a partnership with the Ministry of Sustainable Developmment and Infrastructures to prevent work-related road accidents.
In 2016, UEL, INDR and AAA launched the national VISION ZERO strategy with the aim of achieving a continuous and lasting reduction in the number and severity of accidents at work and occupational illnesses.
The corporate culture that stems from any global risk prevention strategy is a fundamental factor in economic competitiveness, as it helps to increase productivity and maintain or even win markets. It is implemented and supported by the company head who raises awareness and motivates employees and partners to participate.
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INDR (Institut National pour le Développement durable et la Responsabilité sociale des entreprises) was founded in 2007 by the members of Union des Entreprises Luxembourgeoises (UEL), the Luxembourg employers’ umbrella organisation, with the visionary aim of promoting corporate social responsibility (CSR).
As a key player in CSR in Luxembourg, INDR has two areas of activity: promoting CSR in Luxembourg and providing comprehensive support for businesses. INDR is the competence centre that monitors CSR knowledge, brings together the main CSR players and draws up recommendations for companies and other stakeholders.
INDR promotes the national strategy ESR – ENTREPRISE RESPONSABLE to companies through three levels of services:
- Raising awareness based on concrete benefits of CSR
- Online assessment using the ESR Guide
- Valuing the contribution to sustainable development by the ESR label
As part of the national programme ESR – ENTREPRISE RESPONSABLE, INDR offers a complete cycle of training courses. To date, more than 300 companies representing some 78,000 employees have been awarded the ESR label.
The ESR Guide is aligned with the main international standards (ISO 26000, GRI, ODD, etc.) and sets out the main CSR themes. It gathers together best practices and, alongside rapidly achievable actions, a dashboard supports companies of all sizes in the continued improvement of their ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) performance.
The ESR Guide is organised into 4 main chapters that reflect the 3 traditional pillars of sustainable development: environment, social and economy. The social pillar covers a number of subjects that need to be managed across the board: human rights, diversity and equal opportunities, as well as health, safety and well-being. The national VISION ZERO strategy, launched in 2016 by the Association d’assurance accident, UEL and INDR, aims to intensify efforts in occupational health and safety. The 7 golden rules of VISION ZERO guide companies in eliminating the causes of accidents, protecting their employees and improving their well-being. INDR, like UEL, is a signatory to the European Road Safety Charter and has entered into a partnership with the Ministry of Sustainable Developmment and Infrastructures to prevent work-related road accidents.
The ESR Guide is available free of charge at www.esr.lu. This national online reference tool helps companies assess their level of corporate social responsibility and apply for the label ESR -ENTREPRISE RESPONSABLE.
The Responsibility Europe label is automatically awarded to ESR-labelled companies. Created on the initiative of Groupe AFNOR (France), INDR (Luxembourg) and Ecoparc (Switzerland), Responsibility Europe brings together leading CSR labels to ensure international recognition of the ESR label.
INDR is a partner of the House of Sustainability, an initiative of the Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Trades.
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