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Tidiness 31.10.2005

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Tidiness

A Primary School ran a campaign aimed at adults. The pupils displayed a remarkable ability to understand risk assessment and accident prevention.

The majority of the hazards identified by the pupils involved their own untidiness in cloakrooms and classes. A look at the school’s accident book revealed that most accidents involved pupils running into walls as the school is open plan! The school followed up their initiative with a poetry competition about stress, and the results were published on the HSE website.
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Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Finland
"This year’s campaign takes place in close collaboration with the Finnish Institute of Health which coordinates the national programme ‘Youth and work’. The national launch, involving hundreds of young people, was held on 19th June at a big funfair park called Linnanmäki in Helsinki.
Occupational safety and health should be brought into education at all levels to focus actions on young people entering into working life. The European Week 2006 campaign gives an excellent opportunity to raise awareness. I am happy to wish everyone the best success to the European Week 2006 campaign in all member states and at European level."

Ms Tuula Haatainen, Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Finland