EU-OSHA Blog

The conference titled "The Use of Techniques and Tools for Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture", organised within the framework of the EC funded INTERREG and IPA South Adriatic programmes, served as a platform for dialogue between policymakers, experts, industry representatives, and the Academia, enabling information and knowledge exchange as well as a basis for concrete solutions to improve OSH in the agricultural sector.

The event was organised between 25 and 27 March, and included field visits in rural areas. EU-OSHA had the possibility to participate during the second day, by taking part in a panel titled “European approaches to health and safety in agriculture”, together with national representatives from the Biotechnology faculty, from the directorate of Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture, and from the Institute of Public Health. The panel brough up important information concerning occupational risks in agriculture and raised awareness among participants on the specific prevention measures defined in the EU legislation, which require approximation, implementation and enforcement, as well as about the work of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and its main sector publications and practical guidelines.

The event was an imporant opportunity for EU-OSHA to liase with the FOP authority of Montenegro as well as with other national and international OSH stakeholders.