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In the workplace

Employers, trade unions, safety committees and safety representatives

  • Make a link to the Agency 2007 website
  • Find out what activities your OSH authority has planned
  • Review risk assessments, and the training and supervision of all workers
  • Carry out a workplace inspection for hazard risks
  • Review Induction to ensure that health and safety is covered effectively
  • Organise a safety exhibition or display
  • Organise a safety quiz, and offer prizes for the winners
  • Plan information for the staff newsletter, the Intranet site and notice boards
  • Use the company Staff Suggestion Scheme to promote good ideas, and encourage ideas about how MSDs can be avoided
  • Work with suppliers and contractors
  • Invite a labour inspector or trade union official to talk about safety
  • Invite the emergency services - the fire service, for example - to visit
  • Seek publicity for activities in local media - press, radio, TV
  • Stage a publicity event to promote the Week
  • Organise a project to create promotion materials, for example, T-shirt designs, website pages, posters, badges etc
  • Make a short film or video diary based on ´Safe working’
  • Show the Napo series of safety films

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Energy Networks Association
"The Energy Networks Association (ENA) is the industry body funded by UK gas and electricity transmission and distribution license holders. We have identified the management of musculoskeletal risks as one of our biggest challenges. ENA are committed to meeting this challenge and fully support the aims of the Lighten the load 2007 campaign. ENA, together with our members, look forward to actively contributing to the campaign and welcome the opportunity to share best practice across all industry sectors and throughout Europe."

Nick Goodall, Chief Executive, Energy Networks Association