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Europe Day — 9 May — Be part of the European UnionOn the 9th of May 1950, Robert Schuman presented his proposal on the creation of an organised Europe, indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. EU-OSHA, as a key contributor to healthier, safer and more productive workplaces in Europe, invites European citizens on this 9 May to mainstream occupational safety and health into their daily lives. Napo, our most famous cartoon hero, can give you a lot of good examples on how to do it in an easy and funny way. Safety with a smile against noise, chemicals, maintenance risks, musculoskeletal disorders, cleaning risks, etc. EU-OSHA celebrates Europe Day in Bilbao |
Healthy Workplaces Film Award: Entries are now openEU-OSHA is supporting, for the fourth time, the Healthy Workplaces Film Award for the best documentary on work-related topics. The winning film will be selected during the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film. Healthy Workplaces Film Award 2012 |
28th April 2012: World Day for Safety and Health at Work highlights OSH in the green economyOn 28th April, thousands of representatives of governments, employers and workers celebrate the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, an annual event initiated by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to promote safe, healthy and decent work. The topic of this year brings in focus occupational safety and health (OSH) in a green economy – a topic already on the agenda of EU-OSHA. Read more about the 2012 World Day for Safety and Health at Work and our project. |
New Healthy Workplaces Campaign: call to action to work togetherEU-OSHA launches its new two-year Healthy Workplaces Campaign on ‘Working together for risk prevention’ which turns the spotlight on the importance of management leadership and worker participation in improving workplace safety and health. EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Mr László Andor, alongside Dr Christa Sedlatschek, Director of EU-OSHA and Mr Bo Smith, Permanent Secretary at the Danish Ministry of Employment launch the campaign officially on 20 April 2012 at a press conference in Brussels. Read the press release |
World Health Day 2012 – 7 AprilOccupational health and safety has a crucial role to play in securing a healthier and longer working life and to contribute in this way to active ageing. EU-OSHA has published, and throughout the year will be publishing, information related to the promoting of active ageing at work as well as passing the message on at public events and conferences. EU-OSHA also engages in Workplace Health Promotion to encourage the improvement of health and wellbeing at work, and thereby cutting the cost of illness in the EU workforce, including ageing workers. Workplace Health Promotion leads to reduced absenteeism, enhanced motivation, and improved productivity. Workplace Health Promotion at a glance |
EP and agencies map out a better future for young workersResources, whether national or European, must be used for job creation for the EU’s next generation of workers. Young people need to be placed in safe and suitable jobs. They need to receive risk education, from the nursery through to university, to develop appropriate skills, knowledge and behaviour for when they enter work. Learn more about the seminar’s outcome and access EUOSHA resources on youth and work. |
Become an official EU Campaign partnerPan-European or international organisations/companies willing to get substantially involved in the new Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2012-13 on ”Working together for risk prevention” are invited to submit their applications to become official partners of the campaign. The first round of applications is open from 28 March to 11 May 2012. |
Stress in the workplace to rise, say 8 out of 10 in major pan-European opinion pollJob-related stress is a concern for the large majority of the European workforce, concludes EU-OSHA’s 2nd European Opinion Poll on Occupational Safety and Health. Opinions on job-related stress, the importance of occupational safety and health for economic competitiveness and active ageing were measured in the survey, covering over 35,000 interviews in 36 European countries. See the full results on our occupational safety and health in figures section PowerPoint presentations with national results illustrated in graphs Comprehensive press kit containing EU results, country summaries and methodology European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012 |
Happy International Women’s Day to all working women!Originally called International Working Women's Day, 8th of March has been celebrated for more than 100 years to recognise the role of women and their contributions to society. Read more about Women and health at work. Read the Agency report: 'New risks and trends in the safety and health of women at work'. |
Healthy Workplaces Campaign partnership meetingAhead of the launch of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign on ”Working together for risk prevention” on 18 April 2012, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) is organising a EU Partnership Meeting on 28 March 2012 in Brussels. The aim of this meeting is to present the Campaign and to discuss with potential partners how they might get involved. |
