Management Leadership in Occupational Safety and Health
Management Leadership in Occupational Safety and Health
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<strong>Management</strong> <strong>Leadership</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
About<br />
The <strong>Health</strong>y Workplaces Campaign is coord<strong>in</strong>ated<br />
by the European Agency for <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> at Work<br />
<strong>and</strong> its partners <strong>in</strong> more than 30 countries <strong>and</strong> supports<br />
a wide range of activities at the national <strong>and</strong> European<br />
level. The 2012–13 campaign on ‘Work<strong>in</strong>g together for<br />
risk prevention’ raises awareness of the importance<br />
of OSH leadership <strong>and</strong> worker participation for the<br />
prevention of work-related accidents <strong>and</strong> illnesses.<br />
Key dates<br />
• Campaign launch: 18 April 2012<br />
• European Weeks for <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> at Work<br />
<strong>in</strong> October 2012 <strong>and</strong> 2013<br />
• Good Practice Awards Ceremony: April 2013<br />
• <strong>Health</strong>y Workplaces Summit: November 2013<br />
http://www.healthy-workplaces.eu<br />
The European Agency for <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
at Work (EU-OSHA) contributes to mak<strong>in</strong>g Europe<br />
a safer, healthier <strong>and</strong> more productive place to work.<br />
The agency researches, develops <strong>and</strong> distributes<br />
reliable, balanced, <strong>and</strong> impartial safety <strong>and</strong> health<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong> organises pan-European awarenessrais<strong>in</strong>g<br />
campaigns. Set up by the European Union <strong>in</strong><br />
1996 <strong>and</strong> based <strong>in</strong> Bilbao, Spa<strong>in</strong>, the agency br<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
together representatives from the European Commission,<br />
Member State governments <strong>and</strong> employers’ <strong>and</strong> workers’<br />
organisations, as well as lead<strong>in</strong>g experts <strong>in</strong> each of the<br />
EU-27 Member States <strong>and</strong> beyond.<br />
BUSINESSEUROPE’s members are 41 central <strong>in</strong>dustrial<br />
<strong>and</strong> employers’ federations from 35 countries, work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
together to achieve growth <strong>and</strong> competitiveness <strong>in</strong><br />
Europe. BUSINESSEUROPE represents small, mediumsized<br />
<strong>and</strong> large companies.<br />
BUSINESSEUROPE plays a crucial role <strong>in</strong> Europe as<br />
the ma<strong>in</strong> horizontal bus<strong>in</strong>ess organisation at EU level.<br />
Through its member federations, BUSINESSEUROPE<br />
represents 20 million companies. Its ma<strong>in</strong> task is to<br />
ensure that companies’ <strong>in</strong>terests are represented <strong>and</strong><br />
defended vis-à-vis the European <strong>in</strong>stitutions with the<br />
pr<strong>in</strong>cipal aim of preserv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> strengthen<strong>in</strong>g corporate<br />
competitiveness. BUSINESSEUROPE is active <strong>in</strong> the<br />
European social dialogue to promote the smooth<br />
function<strong>in</strong>g of labour markets.<br />
22 | EU-OSHA — European Agency for <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> at Work
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