20,000 subscribers for OSHmail

20,000 web users worldwide are now subscribing to OSHmail the electronic newsletter of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. The newsletter which is published in 5 languages on a biweekly basis has seen a 25% increase in subscribers in the last year. 

 

OSHmail was launched in October 2000 and gives regular updates on European, international and Agency occupational health and safety (OSH) news. It is designed to ensure easy accessibility and usability. It also provides a gateway to information on the Agency sites, in particular to our growing portfolio of OSH web features, where the emphasis is on providing practical information suitable for workplace use. Topics to look out for include information on women’s safety and health, a practical guide to healthy work in SMEs, and good practice information for the education sector. 

 

Agency Director, Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, commented: ‘The rising subscription figures for OSHmail confirm that people involved in safety and health at work are highly interested in news about European and international developments in an accessible and usable format. The Agency will continue to develop OSHmail to keep our readership informed of the latest developments in occupational safety and health in a timely and efficient way.’ 

 

 

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Further information 

 

Press contacts : Andrew Smith or Siobhán Savage, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Tel: +34 94 479 5733 or +34 94 479 5738, emails: smith@osha.europa.eu or savage@osha.europa.eu 

Other enquiries : European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Gran Via 33, E-48009 Bilbao, Spain, email: information@osha.europa.eu fax: +34 94 479 4383 

 

1. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work was set up by the European Union to help meet the information needs in the field of occupational safety and health. Based in Bilbao, Spain, the Agency aims to improve the lives of people at work by stimulating the flow of technical, scientific and economic information between all those involved in occupational safety and health issues. 

 

2. OSHmail is the electronic newsletter of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and provides a regular update on European and international news on occupational safety and health. It can be accessed at http://agency.osha.europa.eu/oshmail/