To support companies with fewer than 200 employees in setting up prevention plans, the Caisse d'assurance retraite et de santé au travail (CARSAT), in coordination with Occupational Risk Health Insurance, has introduced the prevention contract. This contract complements the TPE Prevention Grant.

If your industry has signed a National Objectives Agreement (CNO), you can then set up the prevention contract to subsidize your improvement projects related to quality of working life and occupational health and safety.

What is a prevention contract?

In connection with the National Objectives Agreement, you can set up a prevention contract with the Carsat, Cramif, or CGSS. Indeed, this contract defines:

• the commitment objectives related to internal risk prevention;
• the financial support made available by your fund.

What is the National Objectives Agreement?

It is a 4-year agreement between Health Insurance and one or more professional organizations. Indeed, for your industry, it defines the key prevention objectives to be pursued.

How do you set up the prevention contract?

It's very simple. Indeed, there are 4 steps to follow in order to set up the funded prevention contract (see image below):

1. Based on the diagnosis and recommendations made under your National Objectives Agreement (CNO), you set up this contract. It must specify:
   • First, the current situation prior to implementation of the contract for the risks faced by the company;
   • Then, the program of prevention actions, including a detailed breakdown of investments with the regional fund's contribution, as well as implementation timelines;
   • Next, the final risk situation (after the actions have been implemented);
   • Finally, the methods for checking the results of the actions implemented, based on tracked indicators, and for disbursing the financial advances
2. You will then need to consult your CHSCT/CSE committee or the staff representatives.
3. Next, you must **inform the DREETS and the occupational risks department** of the National Health Insurance Fund.
4. Finally, the signing of the contract will take place with your regional fund.

What are the three stages of the prevention process?

An article covering the prevention process and the prevention plan will be published in the coming weeks. In the meantime, let's look at the 3 stages of the prevention process: 1/ First, carry out an Occupational Risk Assessment 2/ Then, you need to define a precise action plan with the objectives and priorities to be implemented 3/ Finally, you need to track indicators against the objectives that have been set.

What are the objectives of the prevention contract?

Indeed, as its definition so aptly explains, prevention encompasses all measures taken to prevent the occurrence, worsening, or spread of a danger, risk, or accident […]. Thus, the more prevention actions are implemented, the more employees and employers can thrive together in their daily work. Hence the creation of grants available to smaller companies, so that the subject of occupational health and safety is not neglected.

How do you apply for a Carsat prevention grant?

An article on the TPE prevention grant in connection with CARSAT has already been written on this topic. You can find it via this link. Because we all deal with companies with fewer than 200 employees. And since not all of them are necessarily aware of these grants and support contracts for setting up a prevention contract, share this article and others with your loved ones, friends, and other interested parties. This will surely help improve their Quality of Life at Work.