Our partners - Quotes
BUSINESSEUROPE
"BUSINESSEUROPE
is happy to be an official partner to the European Agency campaign.
Employers are dedicated to good management of health and safety risks
at the workplace, of which risk assessment is a fundamental pillar. We
will be pleased to contribute to the campaign to assist companies,
particularly SMEs, in analysing and combating risks at the workplace in
a non-burdensome way." Phillipe De Buck, Secretary General
CEOC International
"Promoting safety, quality and the environment through independent
inspection, testing and certification is often a crucial component of
the risk assessment process." Drewin Nieuwenhuis,
Secretary General
European Men’s Health Forum (EMHF)
"This campaign rightfully recognises the value of the workplace for
communicating safety and health matters to all employees, and
particularly to men who delay seeking professional opinion." Ian Banks, President
European Safety Federation (ESF)
"Performing serious and continuous Risk Assessment is the only way
to make the workplace safer. It is the basis for any OHS management and
action plan in general and for correct selection and use of PPE in
particular. This is common sense, not just a legal obligation." Henk Vanhoutte, Secretary General
European Confederation of Police
“Too often police officers are exposed to serious risks during their
work that could actually have been prevented. We participate in the
risk assessment campaign in order to contribute to a risk prevention
culture in police services.” Heinz Kiefer, President
European Trade Union Confederation
“A real risk assessment is carried out with the participation of the workers and their representatives.” John Monks, General Secretary
Ideal Standard International
“Safety starts with each and every one of us and effective risk
assessment is absolutely key in order for us to reach our safety
objectives. It is no coincidence that “Care for our Wellbeing” is one
of our company’s core values. We are committed to the safety of all our
employees and consider even one accident as one too many! One accident
is one too many. Be safe: There is only one of you.” Mark McRae, Global Vice President of Human Resource and Communication
Johnson & Johnson
“Health and Safety has always been a part of Johnson and Johnson’s
Credo, we want to have the safest and healthiest workforce we can.
That’s just not possible without a deep understanding of our risks and
a strong framework for risk assessment and corrective action“ Brian Boyd, WW Vice President EHS
European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety (ETPIS)
"With this Campaign, ETPIS hopes that the recent results gained by
research will be implemented in the industry and that successful
practices already applied in specific sectors will also be applied
across all industrial sectors." Olivier Salvi, General Secretary
EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
“Every occupational accident and disease is one too many. Even if they
don’t result in fatalities, the consequences are unacceptable, both for
the people concerned and for the economy. Risk assessment is the key to
reducing these figures.” Vladimír Špidla, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
“Risk assessment is not necessarily complicated, bureaucratic or a task only for experts. There are plenty of tools available (such as checklists) that help in the process, and EU-OSHA promotes a simple five-step approach. Secondly, proper risk assessment also brings a number of business benefits, because making workplaces safer and healthier helps to reduce absenteeism and insurance costs, and increases worker motivation and productivity.” Jukka Takala, Director
Air Liquide Welding
"All accidents can be avoided. Zero accidents is a top priority." Frédéric Lamouroux, President Air Liquide Welding
Baxter
"At Baxter, we believe that hazard identification and risk assessments are the fundamental building blocks of our health and safety management system and engage our employees throughout the world in achieving our vision of an injury-free culture." Art Gibson, Vice president, Environment, Health & Safety, Baxter International
Confédération Européenne des Syndicats Indépendants – CESI
"Risk Assessment in the workplace is everyone’s business. It cannot be done seriously without the involvement of workers’ representatives. Helmut Müllers, General Secretary CESI
As a social partner, CESI commits to raise awareness on these issues in public as well as in private sectors."
European Federation of National Maintenance Societies (EFNMS)
"We are pleased to contribute to this campaign, since maintenance is the most dangerous industrial job. The most dangerous crafts in maintenance are fitters, boilermakers and Hans Klemme-Wolff, Chairman EFNMS
piping makers. The effect of the large development of maintenance subcontracting or outsourcing is obviously a direct cost reduction, but also a huge increase of industrial accidents. We welcome this platform to direct more management focus on these issues to insure healthy work places for the future."
Eli Lilly and Company Limited
"Respect for People is a core value at Eli Lilly and Company. In keeping with this value, we endeavor to make sure that no one gets hurt at work. As we strive to achieve world-class performance in health and safety, we firmly believe the risk assessment process can help us meet our ambitious goals." John Lechleiter, President and Chief Executive Officer Eli Lilly
European Process Safety Centre (EPSC)
"EPSC fully supports this campaign especially the emphasis on the combination of risk assessment and healthy workplaces. Without doubt they form a virtuous circle." Christian Jochum, Director of EPSC
GENERAL ELECTRIC ENERGY
"General Electric is honoured to be a partner with the Agency in promoting Environmental, Health & Safety excellence in Europe. Risk Assessment is a core program within the company's operating system and part of our overall operational strategy." Ricardo Cordoba, President GE Energy, West Europe and North Africa
European Association of Industrial Minerals Producers (IMA-Europe)
"IMA-Europe is pleased to be an official partner to the European Agency Healthy Workplaces Campaign. Worker’s health and safety has always been at the core of the Association’s activities. Industrial Minerals Employers are dedicated to good management of health and safety risks at the workplace of which a proper Risk Assessment is a fundamental step. We will contribute to the campaign by spreading the campaign’s materials and exchanging good practices’ experiences, particularly among SMEs." Thierry Salmona, President IMA-Europe
EBC
"Effective risk assessment is the foundation on which any and all measures that keep workers safe are built. It is also a process that involves every person in the company and requires very good communication." Andrea Marconi, President
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
"Job hazard analysis is a key process of the Hamilton Sundstrand environmental, health & safety culture. By joining the Healthy Workplaces European campaign Hamilton Sundstrand aims to sustain its commitment in reducing the risk in every process, operation and service and align its risk assessment tools with the European recommendations for its European operations." Lisa Szewczul, Vice President, Environment Health & Safety
European Transport Workers’ Federation
"It’s a matter of life and death for transport workers to be able to assess the risks in their working environment. This campaign has our full support." Eduardo Chagas, Secretary General
Krka, d. d., Novo mesto
"At Krka we are aware that the assessment of the risks of injuries and health damages is one of the essential conditions for successful business operation of the company. For this reason we carry out periodic risk assessment for all workplaces and technological processes, eliminate these risks and reduce the most critical ones. We were pleased to join the Healthy Workplaces campaign because it means an important contribution to raising employers’ awareness and, consequently, to more successful risk assessment by the companies." Jože Colarič, President of the Management Board and Chief Executive
European Textile Services Association (E.T.S.A.)
"Textile rental firms stress the importance of a risk assessment approach to protective clothing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in ensuring a healthy and safe workplace. Selection of appropriate protective clothing is of course important. But don’t forget suitable care and maintenance!" Robert Long, Secretary General
FIEC – European Construction Industry Federation
"The promotion of healthier workplaces, in particular amongst SMEs, is part of our priorities also in our Social Dialogue with EFBWW, or as our President Dirk Cordeel says : Ulrich Paetzold, Director General
’Risk assessment should be one of the main priorities of any responsible contractor."
European Network of Safety and Health Professional Organisations (ENSHPO)
"ENSHPO firmly believes that successful risk assessment can be achieved through involvement and contributions from all parties within the workplace with special focus on the workers." Giancarlo Bianchi, President
EFBWW – European Federation of Building and Woodworkers
"Risk assessment is of the highest priority and mainly depends on the full participation of workers’ representatives." Sam Hägglund, Director General
Federation of Occupational Health Nurses within the European Union
"The occupational health nurse has access to the workforce and management Because of their independent role occupational health nurses can gather information, seek common ground between the parties and initiate evidence based interventions to reduce risks at the workplace." Julie Staun
EWEA - European Wind Energy Association
"Over the last five years, more than 60,000 new jobs have been created in the EU wind energy industry – an average of 33 every day, seven days a week. Therefore, the European Wind Energy Association wants to join efforts in promoting healthy and safe places for current and future workers" Christian Kjaer, EWEA Chief Executive
ASOCIACION EMPRESARIAL EOLICA
"The existence of a health and safety culture in the labour environment is important to avoid accidents and injuries in the working facilities. This is especially important in the wind energy sector, which is one of the most dynamic industrial branches in the European Union with the greatest potential of growth in the near future. The Spanish Wind Energy Association has created a specific working group to develop guides and to facilitate the exchange of information, with the enthusiastic support of the Spanish companies, very concerned by this issue." José Donoso Alonso, President AEE
Cefic
"Healthy workplaces are a key objective of Responsible Care, our long standing initiative to continuously improve our performance in all areas of health, safety and environment. This campaign provides very useful tools to promote health and safety at work." Director General. Alain Perroy
ECTA (European Chemical Transport Association)
"The Healthy Workplaces campaign on Risk Assessment assists us to deliver on the ECTA commitment to ensure improvement in reduction of the HSE impacts of the transport of chemicals. In our ECTA Responsible Care Programme we encourage all transport companies involved in chemical transports to make good risk assessments and follow-up the reduction of the risks. We wish to implement a safety standard for our personnel (drivers) according to the Guideline we have publicized with Cefic: BBS guideline on safe loading and unloading of road vehicles." Antonio Montero
INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CONSTRUCTION CO-ORDINATORS ORGANIZATION
"ISHCCO links together the national coordinators’ associations related to the well known EU directive DE92/57. Our aim is to defend the interests of our professional members and we contribute to the development of the coordination concept itself on temporary or mobile works with determination. Targeting the progress of the Society in this field, ISHCCO shall participate and support the European campaign for the risks evaluation." Jean-Pierre van Lier, President
EWF
"Welding is healthy and safe, provided appropriate procedures are used. EWF has been promoting this idea and raising awareness of companies using welding. Luisa Quintino, Chief Executive
Now with this European Campaign focused on healthier workplaces we hope to raise even more awareness towards the welding industry for the improvement of the working conditions."
Pirelli
"Attention to health and safety in the workplace has always been an important part of the culture of Pirelli, in all our factories and offices throughout the world. Knowledge, understanding and above all internal sharing of the concept of risk are key elements that we focus on, with the goal of raising the general awareness of the Company on a theme which, more than a collection of rules to respect, is a matter of culture. It is with this spirit that we adhere to the EU-OSHA campaign." Francesco Gori, CEO and Managing Director Pirelli Tyre
Medicover
"At Medicover we believe in keeping our staff and members healthy which is why we focus on the prevention and early detection of illness. This is why we believe in the EU-OSHA campaign as a way on leverage on the work already done by our organisation." Fredrik Rågmark CEO, Medicover Group
EU-VRi
"Risk assessment has 2 main benefits: first, it enables the workers to assess the critical situations related to their professional activities and second, it contributes to develop a safety culture within a company and therefore prudent attitudes. This is even more important when the companies are very innovative and deal with new or emerging risks." Aleksandar Jovanovic, CEO
