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EU-OSHA Annual report 2007: bringing safety & health closer to European workers
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA, the Agency) was involved in many different areas of occupational safety and health (OSH) in 2007. The Agency’s role is to collect, analyse and disseminate information on safety and health at work, and to promote a culture of prevention of accidents and ill health. Of great importance was the new Community Strategy for Health and Safety at Work, 2007-2012, which will shape EU-OSHA’s work over the coming years.
The Agency played a ... |
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Fast governance
If you know what to look for and what questions to ask, key EHS governance issues can be identified at major facilities - or even entire corporations - in a few hours As described in the article, the framework for Fast Governance includes the evaluation of seven key areas. Fast Governance can be a useful, inexpensive, and independent cross-check for determining whether EHS staff may have overlooked some key issues - a sanity check, as it were. It is also a good technique for raising management`s ... |
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