Risk prevention work

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has launched its new two-year Healthy Workplaces Campaign on Working together for risk prevention. EU workplaces are safer and healthier than ever, yet every year there are 6.9 million accidents and millions more work-related diseases. The human suffering of poor safety and health is immeasurable; the economic cost is estimated at €490bn a year, more than half the current cost of the EU's financial crisis bail-out fund.

EU-OSHA's campaign puts the spotlight on the importance of management leadership and worker participation in improving workplace safety and health.