European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work

This years campaign will be a two year one focusing on workplace risk assessments  - 13th May 2008

This years European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work, previously known as Euroweek, will be a two year campaign which focuses on workplace risk assessments.

European week itself on 20-24 October 2008 will see many events throughout the UK, with the official UK launch being held in London on the 24th June 2008 being aimed at employers, workers, safety representatives and other stakeholders.

The campaign aims to promote an integrated management approach which considers all the different steps of the risk assessment process. It needs to convey that risk assessments should take a systematic approach to evaluate all aspects of tasks undertaken, and identify what may cause workplace accidents, if any hazards that could cause accidents can be removed, any preventative measures that should be put into place, any protective equipment or clothing that should be worn, and whether adequate training has been provided.

It hopes to promote an approach to risk assessment in which all the workforce are involved and consulted, with what’s required being clear to all. Risk assessments should be used as an accident prevention tool and not as a reactive action after an accident at work has occurred.

Further information on the European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work can be found at http://osha.europa.eu/campaigns/hw2008/about.

 

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