European awards scheme recognises good practices for the young workersEight organisations from across Europe have won prestigious good practice awards for improving health and safety for young workers. The winners received their awards at the closing ceremony of the European Week for Safety and Health at Work on 22 March in the Euskalduna Centre, Bilbao.
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Learn more about young people at workSingle entry points present key information on specific topics. This new way of presenting topics, provides you with a general introduction to the topic itself before directing you to further relevant information on the website. Did you know that young people are more vulnerable in the work place?. Read about the risks young people face |
European Safe Start Summit in BilbaoThe Summit will close a one-year campaign dedicated to the safety and health of young people throughout Europe and will take place on 22nd March in Bilbao. It provides an opportunity to hear from professionals, practitioners and participants about what has been achieved during the campaign and the lessons learned to ensure that we protect the workforce of tomorrow by taking action today. It will be an unequalled opportunity to review the activities and events that took place throughout Europe during the campaign and an opportunity to present the winners of the Good Practice and Video Competitions with their awards. Read the full programme |
What are you doing during European Week 2006?The Safe Start campaign week itself is from 23 - 27 October 2006, with a range of awareness-raising activities being organised in over 30 countries. Contact any of the Agency’s network of national focal points, to see how you can get involved to bring the campaign's key messages to life in all organisations, large and small, public and private.
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Grab your camera…Calling all young film and video makers!The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work invites entries for the first 'Safe Start …European Young Film Maker of the Year' video competition. The competition is part of the European Week 2006 which, under the slogan 'Safe Start!', is dedicated to young people to ensure a safe and healthy start to their working lives. Visit the web site Read the press release |
Warehouse roofA 27-year-old and several others were employed by a company to remove and replace the roof of a warehouse. There was no safe system prepared before the work began and no safety precautions were in place. The young man, who had never worked on a roof before, stepped backwards onto a fragile roof light on an adjoining warehouse, which gave way. He fell nearly 7m landing on the ground floor directly below, and died as a result of his injuries. |
Napo in: Safe StartAnimation and the universal language of Napo make “Napo in: Safe Start” ideal for a young audience and for all new entrants to the labour market, including migrant and temporary workers. The role of Napo and his friends is to provide an appetiser to OSH through their engaging characters, amusing story lines, humour and light-hearted approach. “Safety with a smile” is Napo’s contribution to safer, healthier and better workplaces. View the Napo animation in video format (10 minutes, 21 MB, .wmv file) |
Support our campaign to protect young workersYoung people are at least 50% more likely to be hurt at work than more experienced workers. Get involved in our Safe Start campaign and help young people stay safe from their first day in the workplace.
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Enter at your own RISQ!Entry to the RISQ Zone is for young people only. Discover the Safe Start campaign with information about rights and responsibilities, questions to ask the boss plus online quizzes, animations, video links and ideas on how to make a safe and healthy start at work. There are sections on hazards and risks, ten tips on how to work safely and links to resources around Europe and beyond.
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Barn roofWhilst installing a barn roof, a 21-year-old man fell from a 'home-made' basket balanced on the forks of a telehandler, approximately 25 feet above the ground. The young man received serious injuries. Investigators found that the contractor had not met its obligations to ensure that all work at height is planned, supervised and carried out in a safe way, and that workers involved should be trained and competent.
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EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities"Our message is that we all share responsibility for protecting young people at work. Employers have a duty of care and are legally responsible for the health and safety of their workers, and EU law recognises that young people need special protection. But this is also an issue for parents, for health and safety professionals, and for the education community. And ultimately, it's an issue for policymakers. We all have to work together, to make sure that young people have a safe and healthy start to their working lives."
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- European awards scheme recognises good practices for the young workers 22.03.2007
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