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UK, HSE, Vehicles at work - Interactive case studies
The UK Health and Safety Executive has put together some ‘before-and-after’ interactive case studies to help you think and talk about vehicle safety in the workplace. They are all based on events that their inspectors have reported.
UK, Healthy Working Lives, Respiratory protection selector online tool
In UK the Health and Safety Executive and the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives have developed a new Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) selector tool to assist organisations select the correct RPE.
EU-OSHA thanks its partners for their overwhelming support
The Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010-11 on Safe Maintenance has seen record levels of involvement over the past eighteen months. EU-OSHA would like to thank in particular its Europe-wide network of focal points and its 53 official campaign partners for their active support and is looking forward to working with them again on the next Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2012-13 on ”Working together for risk prevention”, which will be officially launched on 18 April 2012.
Healthy Workplaces Summit 2011 – Summary, pictures and video available now!
On 22-23 November 2011 in Bilbao, EU-OSHA hosted a successful occupational safety and health summit. The event marked the closing of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign on Safe Maintenance and gathered 250 participants from over 30 countries. Presentations, pictures, a summary of the event and a campaign video are available for download. Get all the facts now!
Summary of the Healthy Workplaces Summit 2011, presentations and speakers
EU-OSHA closes record-breaking Safe Maintenance Campaign with a European occupational safety and health summit
EU-OSHA is bringing its two-year campaign on Safe Maintenance to a close. The Healthy Workplaces Summit 2011 in Bilbao brings together leading European experts and decision makers including the European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor, the new Director of EU-OSHA, Dr Christa Sedlatschek and representatives of governments and social partners.
Healthy Workplaces Summit on Safe Maintenance
The closing event of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010-11 on Safe Maintenance takes place on 22-23 November 2011 in Bilbao and focuses on the highlights of the campaign and safe maintenance as the key to good workplace safety and health.
FR-Asbestos - OEL will be significantly reduced and a new measurement method introduced
Following assessments by INRS and AFSSET of the measurement methods and workplace exposures, the French government has decided to reduce workplace exposure levels to asbestos to a tenth (from 100 fibres/l to 10 fibres/l) by 2015. Using a new method to analyse asbestos levels, the report showed that dust levels were much higher for certain materials than previously presumed.
Toyota Material Handling Europe celebrates the European Week for Safety and Health at Work with a review of the action taken
Brussels, 27th October 2011: TOYOTA
EU - Tackling Fatigue: EU Social Rules and Heavy Goods Vehicle Drivers is published –new report
A new report titled: Tackling Fatigue: EU Social Rules and Heavy Goods Vehicle Drivers is published as part of the ETSC PRAISE project, Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees.
European Week for Safety and Health at Work puts spotlight on safe maintenance
Safe maintenance is the focus of this year’s European Week for Safety and Health at Work (24 - 28 October) with a series of awareness-raising events, including workshops, seminars and exhibitions taking place all over Europe. In the Agency’s home town Bilbao the week is celebrated with a multi-activity event, inaugurated by EU-OSHA director Dr Christa Sedlatschek. A Safe Maintenance Magazine features articles demonstrating a wide range of maintenance-related issues that impact safety and health in the workplace.
Chemical industry and downstream users work together on safe use communication
Brussels, October 21st 2011: CEFIC
CEFIC to run a workshop on good practices for ship vetting
Brussels, 12th October 2011: CEFIC
Road safety: the maintenance role in risk management
Timisoara, 12th October 2011: FOP Romania
Nuts and Bolts: What is in your safety toolkit?
Sheffield, 11th October 2011: FOP United Kingdom
Get ready for the European Week in your country
During the European Week for Safety and Health at Work from 24 -28 October 2011 hundreds of Campaign events and activities will take place all over Europe, including conferences, seminars, exhibitions and training sessions. The common theme linking all these activities is raising awareness of the importance of safe maintenance.
Safe maintenance in agriculture
A new safety & health guide, factsheet and PowerPoint presentation on maintenance in agriculture provide concise information on how to carry out maintenance tasks safely. Agricultural workers suffer 1.7 times the average rate of non-fatal occupational accidents and 3 times the rate of fatal accidents, making the sector particularly hazardous. In addition to the hazards and risks usually present on farms, maintenance tasks bear some specific hazards.
UK - HSE, Frequently asked questions – catering and hospitality
The UK Health and Safety Executive has published online a range of ‘frequently asked questions’ on health and safety issues relating to catering operations.
IMA-Europe discusses the levels of dust and quartz that can be harmful to human health
Oxford, September 6th 2011: IMA-Europe
EuroCOP adopts resolution for the protection of staff against attempts of intimidation
Brussels, September 1st 2011: EuroCOP
Legionella exposure at work: new report and factsheet
The report ‘Legionella and legionnaires’ disease: a policy overview’ presents the regulatory framework related to Legionella and guidelines for practical application, including policies of international organisations. Linked to the Healthy Workplaces Campaign on Safe Maintenance, the factsheet summarises the occupational aspects of exposure to Legionella and offers good practice examples of how to control Legionella risks.
Read the report (English)
Factsheet (in 24 languages)
Maintenance and work-related road safety
This e-fact provides occupational safety and health information and advice that are specific to maintenance activities. As well as identifying risks that maintenance workers face in a particular sector or task, it gives examples of good practice in dealing with them.
“Air Liquide Welding launches the Alphatome 2: A Safer, high-precision arc Cutting System”
Cergy Pontoise, France 27th July 2011: Air Liquide Welding
EU - Asbestos still a risk to workers
On 30th June, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament organized a seminar on Asbestos hazards still existing in the European Community. The meeting featured presentations from experts and activists, among others Laurie Kazan-Allen from the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS), Jukka Takala from the Bilbao Agency and EFBWW-representatives.
5th International FOHNEU Congress on Occupational Health - Registration is now OPEN!
Denmark, 22 June 2011: FOHNEU
Getting maintenance right: Fishing vessels
This e-fact provides occupational safety and health information and advice that are specific to maintenance activities. As well as identifying risks that maintenance workers face in a particular sector or task, it gives examples of good practice in dealing with them.
EU-OSHA welcomes new ambassadors for its Safe Maintenance Campaign
A total of 52 official campaign partners from pan-European organisations and multinational companies now support the Healthy Workplaces campaign. Our new seven partners are AEIP, CPME, Dupont Sustainable Solutions, ECTA, EORNA, Golder Associates and UEPG
Read the press release
See the official campaign partners and their activities
The 12th ETUC Congress supports the Healthy Workplaces Campaign on Safe Maintenance
The European Trade Union Confederation holds its 12th Statutory Congress from 16 to 19 May in Athens. The European trade union movement will have the opportunity to take over the debate for A fair and More Equal Europe.
An exhibition area is available for European organisations. ETUC is an official campaign partner of the Healthy Workplace Campaign and this is why EU-OSHA has got its own stand to present campaign information materials on safe maintenance.
EU - European Voices Join to Mark UN Launch of Decade of Action for Road Safety
European Voices Join to Mark UN Launch of Decade of Action for Road Safety
Materials of the conference "Maintenance: do it safely" (21-11-2010) available
The conference 'Maintenance: do it safely' was jointly organised by the Belgian EU Presidency and the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work on 25 November 2011. The conference included three workshops: Workshop 1: Procurement of maintenance services and working with contractors Workshop 2: Safe maintenance through design Workshop 3: Maintenance and dangerous substances.
Read the summaries and presentations of the workshop.
Launch of European-wide Photo Competition
Bilbao, 2nd May 2011: EU-OSHA
Annual PRAISE Brunch in May
The European Transport Safety Council, one of the Official Campaign Partners of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign, spreads the word of Work-Related Road Safety with its PRAISE initiative (Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees) and events organised throughout Europe.
Safe maintenance: Winners of the 10th European Good Practice Awards announced on World OSH day
The outstanding contribution of eight European companies to safe maintenance was recognised and rewarded at the 10th European Good Practice Awards in Budapest as part of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010-2011.
European good practice awards 2010/11 - a European campaign on safe maintenance
How to get Safe Maintenance right
Riverside Middlesbrough, 16th June 2011: FOP United Kingdom
Last chance to become official EU Campaign partner
Pan-European or international organisations/companies willing to get substantially involved in the new Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010-11 on Safe Maintenance are invited to submit their application to become official partners of the Campaign. The third and last round of applications is open from 21 March to 21 April 2011.
More information about the Campaign partnership offer
More information about our existing Campaign partners
EU - 8th edition of the ESIG Product Stewardship Award
8th edition of the ESIG Product Stewardship Award
Conference on Health and Safety Coordination in the Construction Industry
Madrid, 5-6 April 2011: International Safety and Health Construction Coordinators Organization
Getting maintenance right: Portable tools in construction
This e-fact provides occupational safety and health information and advice that are specific to maintenance activities. As well as identifying risks that maintenance workers face in a particular sector or task, it gives examples of good practice in dealing with them.
Health and Safety Meeting in Portimao
National Partnership Meeting organised by Portuguese FOP
Belgium’s most important event for Safety and Security at Work
ESF (European Safety Federation)
Safe Maintenance Seminar in Ljubljana
Slovenian State Labour Inspectorate - Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs
Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute
Industrial Safety Meeting in Poland
Health and Safety Meeting in Helsinki
A National Partnership Meeting, as a part of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign, was organised by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Department for Occupational Safety and Health in Finland. The meeting took place on the 8th March 2011, in Ostrobothnia in Helsinki, and involved many OSH and Labour experts.
New Challenges in the Prevention of Occupational Risk
Park Atlantic Porto, 1st and 2nd March 2012: FOP Portugal
Safe Maintenance: all you need to know!
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work identifies, analyses, and shares good practices, scientific research and statistics to promote a risk prevention culture and make workplaces safer, healthier and more productive. Are you informed about our latest developments in occupational safety and health?
Discover our latest resource on the topic.
Access our dedicated section and all related resources (publications, practical solutions, etc).
Psychological Risks and Cleaning Workers: all you need to know!
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work identifies, analyses, and shares good practices, scientific research and statistics to promote a risk prevention culture and make workplaces safer, healthier and more productive. Are you informed about our latest developments in occupational safety and health?
Discover our latest resource on the topic.
Access our dedicated section and all related resources (publications, practical solutions, etc).
EU-OSHA and the Belgian EU Presidency promote safe maintenance
EU-OSHA and the Belgian EU Presidency have joined forces to hold a one-day conference called “Maintenance: Do It Safely” in Brussels which shows how safe maintenance can save lives. This coincides with the release of EU-OSHA’s report, Safe Maintenance in Practice, outlining key strategies businesses should adopt to prevent maintenance risks.
Read the press release
Read the Report Safe Maintenance in Practice (English)
Read the Factsheet (22 languages)
Become an official EU Campaign partner
Eleven pan-European organisations and companies have signed up as official partners of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010-2011, bringing the total number to 41. They will actively support the Agency in facilitating discussion on safe maintenance and its importance in minimising workplace hazards.
Check out our new Campaign partners
Visit the Healthy Workplaces Campaign Website
UK - HSE, young worker’s skull fractured during maintenance work
Young workers and maintenance
European Week for Safety and Health at work
In the past week hundreds of events and activities were taking place all over Europe to celebrate the European Week for Safety and Health at Work. The common theme linking all these activities was promoting the importance of safe maintenance, the topic of EU-OSHA’s current Healthy Workplaces Campaign.
Find out more about the European Week and how to get involved check out our campaign website
Get ready for the European Week in your country
Safe maintenance will be the focus of this year’s European Week for Safety and Health at Work from October 25 to 29 as hundreds of conferences, exhibitions, and training sessions are held throughout Europe.
Find out how you can get involved
Find out more about Safe Maintenance
Safe maintenance and ergonomics
One of the Agency’s new official Campaign partners, the Federation of the European Ergonomic Societies (FEES) will organise an international conference on the topic of quality of life: social, economic & ergonomic challenges for ageing people at work on 10-12 October 2010 in Bruges, Belgium. Maintenance and safety and health at work will be among the issues to be addressed during this event.
MAINTAIN 2010 – International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance
12 to 14 October 2010 at the M,O,C, in Munch, Germany
Maintain is the leading European trade fair for the industrial maintenance business. The trade fair presents an international range of the key areas inspection, maintenance, industrial service, improvement of machinery, equipment and technical infrastructure.
MAINTAIN is the only international trade fair that combines all segments of industrial maintenance.
More information can be found on: www.maintain-europe.com/en
UK - HSE - Survey of asbestos management in schools
Asbestos management in schools
An HSE survey and follow-up inspection initiative has revealed that 72 per cent of councils in England are managing asbestos in their ‘system-build’ schools in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
Become an official campaign partner
Pan-European or international organisations/companies willing to get substantially involved in the new Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010-11 on Safe Maintenance are invited to submit their application to become official partners of the Campaign. The second round of applications is open from 15 September to 15 October 2010.
More information about the Campaign partnership offer
More information about our existing Campaign partners
Safe maintenance is good business: 30 pan-European organisations join as Official Campaign Partners
Companies and associations from the private and public sector, including some of Europe’s well known companies, have joined forces with EU-OSHA in the new Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010/11 on safe maintenance.
Check out our new campaign partners
Ergonomics in Everyday Life
Results of new national working survey to be presented to key OSH stakeholders
Maintenance and OSH: a statistical picture
This new report shows the main hazards, risks, health problems and accidents that maintenance workers in Europe are exposed to and suggests appropriate prevention measures. 10-15% of all fatal workplace accidents are related to maintenance operations. EU-OSHA’s new campaign on Safe Maintenance raises awareness of the importance of proper maintenance work.
Read the report (English)
Factsheet (22 languages)
UK-How to deal with high summer temperatures in the office
The UK Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
Maintenance safety at work campaign launch on Euronews
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has launched a new campaign promoting safe maintenance in the workplace. How can companies avoid essential maintenance leading to injuries?
EuroMaintenance 2010 Conference and Exhibition – Verona, 12 – 14 May 2010
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has participated in the world’s most important maintenance and asset management conference and exhibition. The Agency’s recently launched Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010-11 on Safe Maintenance features high on the agenda of this event.
Become an official EU Campaign partner
Pan-European or international organisations/companies willing to get substantially involved in the new Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010-11 on Safe Maintenance are invited to submit their application to become official partners of the campaign. The first round of applications is open from 28 April to 31 May 2010.
More information about the new campaign partnership offer.
Launch of the new Healthy Workplaces Campaign on Safe maintenance
To mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, EU-OSHA has launched its new Healthy Workplaces Campaign for 2010-11, promoting safe maintenance across Europe. Commissioner László Andor expressed his full support for the campaign at its launch press conference.
Find out more about the campaign and how to get involved on the new campaign website.
EU partnership meeting
Ahead of the forthcoming launch of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign on Safe Maintenance on 28 April 2010, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) organised a EU Partnership Meeting on 16 March 2010 in Brussels. The aim of this meeting was to present the Campaign and to discuss with potential partners their future involvement.