Agency's new chairman endorses Safe Start campaign
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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Dec 16, 2005
The Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) has elected Dr Bertil Remaeus as its new chairperson and approved the Agency's work programme for 2006.
Meeting in Bilbao on 13 December 2005, the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) has elected Dr Bertil Remaeus as its new chairperson and approved the Agency's work programme for 2006.
Dr Bertil Remaeus is the Swedish government representative on the Agency's Board.
He takes over from Luis Lopes, the Portuguese workers' representative.
Commenting on his appointment, Dr Remaeus said: "I am very proud to have been entrusted with this responsibility by my colleagues on the board.
"I am particularly looking forward to the implementation of the Agency's work programme for 2006, which the board has just agreed, as it focuses on an important challenge: the safety and health of the EU's 58million young workers.
"At the start of their professional careers, young people are considerably more vulnerable than other categories of workers, and accidents or health damage at this early stage are particularly distressing, as they can have life-long consequences.
"We must take steps to ensure young people have a safe and healthy start at work, and to promote risk prevention in enterprises, schools and colleges".
According to Eurostat data, the risk of work accidents is at least 50 per cent higher among those aged 18-24 years than in any other age category.
The 'Safe Start' campaign, co-ordinated by the European Agency, will be run in the 25 EU member states, as well as EFTA and candidate countries.
Also included in the Agency's 2006 work programme are: a major awareness-raising programme in the EU's ten new member states (the Healthy Workplace Initiative); further development of the Risk Observatory - a data collection and analysis structure aimed at providing insights into the impact of the changing world of work on occupational safety and health; and the setting up of a good-practice information resource for the catering, hotel and restaurant sector.
Commenting on the outcome of the board meeting, Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, director of the European Agency, said: "I am very happy to welcome Bertil Remaeus as Chairperson of the Agency and look forward to working closely with him in promoting the Agency's health and safety activities in 2006, including our priority campaign: the European Week 2006 on young workers".
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