Safety and health at work is everyone’s concern. It’s good for you. It’s good for business.

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Scale of the problem

Why is safety and health important?• Good for business, workers and for society as a whole

• Significant improvements across the EU in recent decades, but …

• Every year more than 5,500 people lose their lives due to workplace

accidents

• 159,000 die as a result of work-related illnesses (ILO estimates)

• € 490 billion cost to the EU economy

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Prevention is better than cure

Prevention is the cornerstone of Europe’s approach to managing

risks.

Prevention is about managing work-related risks with the ultimate aim of

eliminating and reducing the number of work-related accidents and

occupational illnesses.

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Campaign objectives

The campaign has the following elements:• Encouraging managers to show leadership in safety and health

• Actively engaging with workforce and following the best risk prevention

strategies

• Encouraging employees and representatives to share ideas and

actively work with their managers

• Managers have primary responsibility for safety and health

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Who can take part?

The campaign is open to all organisations and individuals at local,

national and European levels, including:• All workers and employers in the public and private sector

• Managers and supervisors

• Unions

• Safety reps

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How can you get involved?

• Information and campaign material is free

• All available in 24 languages

www.healthy-workplaces.eu• To find out about events, contact your national focal point

www.healthy-workplaces.eu/fops• And much more ….

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European Good Practice Awards

Two categories• Workplaces employing fewer than 100 people

• Those with 100 or more workers

• Winners chosen from entries submitted by national focal points

http://osha.europa.eu/en/about/competitions

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• Campaign launch 18 April 2012

• European Weeks for Safety and Health at Work October 2012 and 2013

• Good Practice Awards Ceremony April 2013

• Healthy Workplaces Summit November 2013

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Key dates