EU and Korea pool their expertise on occupational safety and health
News release - 07.02.2006
Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA) and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work in Bilbao (Spain) have today launched a new joint OSH website.
The site follows the structure and presentation of the Agency's website network and represents a significant contribution to the creation of a global portal to workplace safety and health information. As well as linking directly to EU information, the site is a rich source of Korean OSH information.
‘I sincerely hope that the joint website will serve as a steppingstone toward contributing to the exchange of information and know-how between OSH experts in Europe and Korea in preventing industrial accident’, said Park Kil-Sang, President of Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA).
The Director of the European Agency, Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, added: 'The Agency's online network already includes health and safety organisations from Australia, Canada, USA and Japan. With our new partner from Korea, the network will serve even better the needs of international OSH community by helping it face the challenges of globalisation.'
The EU/Korea website is available at: http://kr.osha.europa.eu .
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Press contacts:
Marek Kosarczyn, Press Officer, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, email: kosarczyn@osha.europa.eu, tel: +34 94 479 43 86.
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.
Notes to editors:
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.The Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA) was established as a public professional organization financed by the government subsidies in order to prevent accidents and diseases at workplaces.
3.The Agency's website acts as a gateway to an ever-increasing amount of safety and health information for people with an interest in safety and health at work such as workers, employers, practitioners and experts. Starting at the Agency's home page http://osha.europa.eu easily navigated links connect to 25 national web sites maintained by the Agency's Focal Points, three EFTA countries, two Candidate countries and two international organisations plus five trade partners.
‘I sincerely hope that the joint website will serve as a steppingstone toward contributing to the exchange of information and know-how between OSH experts in Europe and Korea in preventing industrial accident’, said Park Kil-Sang, President of Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA).
The Director of the European Agency, Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, added: 'The Agency's online network already includes health and safety organisations from Australia, Canada, USA and Japan. With our new partner from Korea, the network will serve even better the needs of international OSH community by helping it face the challenges of globalisation.'
The EU/Korea website is available at: http://kr.osha.europa.eu .
Ends
Press contacts:
Marek Kosarczyn, Press Officer, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, email: kosarczyn@osha.europa.eu, tel: +34 94 479 43 86.
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.
Notes to editors:
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.The Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA) was established as a public professional organization financed by the government subsidies in order to prevent accidents and diseases at workplaces.
3.The Agency's website acts as a gateway to an ever-increasing amount of safety and health information for people with an interest in safety and health at work such as workers, employers, practitioners and experts. Starting at the Agency's home page http://osha.europa.eu easily navigated links connect to 25 national web sites maintained by the Agency's Focal Points, three EFTA countries, two Candidate countries and two international organisations plus five trade partners.
