Interview with Jukka Takala, Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Jukka Takala: Risk assessment is the key to preventing accidents and illness at work. Risk assessment is he process of systematically evaluating the risks to workers’ safety and health from workplace hazards. Risk assessment enables employers to understand the action that they need to take, to eliminate or minimise the risks to their employees. It is the start of the process of safety and health management.