How the EU is helping improve workers’ health and safety

A series of features:

+ How the EU is helping improve workers' health and safety:
Wide-ranging measures aim at reducing work accidents

+ Making work safer: the Community strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety: In spite of the progress achieved the EU still faces a number of challenges as regards occupational safety and health

+ EU steps up protection against sharp injuries: The European social partners of the hospital and healthcare sector agree provisions to be implemented through EU law

+ Better health and safety at work regulation through good practice guides: A series of good practice guides is available to help implement EU health and safety provisions

+ China's coal miners to benefit from EU expertise: EU experience can help improve workers’ safety beyond the
Union's borders.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion: Publications: Social Agenda http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1308&langId=en

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