Tuesday, September 10, 2013

EU-OSHA Wants Your Examples of Safety Initiatives for Older Workers

European Agency for Occupational Safety and Health at Work is looking for examples of workplace good practices to include in its study, “Safer and Healthier Work at Any Age."

Specifically EU-OSHA is interested in examples related to implementing safety improvements for older workers. "Topics could include developing a policy or actions on older workers or diversity; inclusion of older workers in risk assessment; workplace health promotion; prevention of MSDs; stress prevention; rehabilitation following illness," the agency explains.

Here's what to include in your submission:
  • Country
  • Title of example
  • Sector
  • Risk or type of intervention
  • Name of organization
  • Number of employees
  • Contact for further information 
  • Brief description (e.g., bullet points) of key features
  • Additional attachments – if available
Send submissions to lpuggaard@gmail.com by Sept. 16.