European Agency and the Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association agree to join forces to improve safety and health at work

The Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association (JISHA) is set to become the latest member of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work’s online information network ( http://osha.europa.eu).  

 

The Agency’s unique network of websites provides access to global information on legislation and regulations, good safety and health practice, research, statistics, training and other fields. It has grown rapidly since its launch in 1998 to become the world’s largest online repository of validated and up-to-date safety and health information. As the latest partner in the Agency’s network, the Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association will join forces with some of the biggest names in workplace safety and health information. Network partners already include the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organisation and the Organization for American States, as well as specialist safety and health institutions in more than 30 European countries, Australia, Canada, Brazil and the United States. 

 

Commenting on the arrangement, the Director of the European Agency, Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, said: “I’m especially pleased to welcome JISHA as our first Asian network partner. Workplace safety and health is a matter of global concern and geographical barriers should not stand in the way of the flow of information that can raise safety and health standards in workplaces across the world. Through this cooperation arrangement, businesses, workers and experts in Europe and Japan will be better informed in the future about regulatory demands, new research findings and good practices. And therefore be in a better position to meet the safety and health challenges of globalisation.” 

 

The Japanese website is expected to go online before the summer of 2004. 

 

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Further information 

 

Press contacts : Finn Sheye or Andrew Smith, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Tel: +34 94 479 4368 or +34 94 479 5733 or emails: sheye@osha.europa.eu or smith@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.