Section 1: Conseil d'orientation des conditions de travail (Working Conditions Advisory Council)

The Conseil d’Orientation des Conditions de Travail (Working Conditions Advisory Council) reports to the Minister for Labour. It is responsible for the following matters relating to health and safety at work and the improvement of working conditions: 1° It helps to draw up strategic guidelines for national public policies; 2° It helps to define the French position on strategic issues at European and international level; 3° It is consulted on…

The Conseil d’Orientation des Conditions de Travail (Working Conditions Advisory Council) comprises representatives of the State, representatives of nationally representative employers’ organisations and nationally representative employees’ trade unions, representatives of national social security bodies, representatives of national expertise and prevention bodies, as well as qualified personalities.

Within the Conseil d’Orientation des Conditions de Travail, the Comité National de Prévention et de Santé au Travail is made up of representatives of the State, the Caisse Nationale de l’Assurance Maladie, the Caisse Centrale de la Mutualité Sociale Agricole, representative employers’ organisations at national and cross-industry level and representative employees’ trade unions at national and cross-industry level. The committee’s tasks include: 1° Participating in drawing up the occupational health…

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat will determine the organisation, tasks, composition and operation of the committees of the Conseil d’Orientation des Conditions de Travail.