Nominations sought for Good Practice Awards

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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Feb 17, 2006

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) is inviting nominations for the seventh European Good Practice Awards in occupational health and safety.

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) is inviting nominations for the seventh European Good Practice Awards in occupational health and safety.

The 2006 award scheme will recognise companies or organisations, including schools, colleges and training providers, that have made outstanding and innovative contributions to ensure that young people make a safe start in their working lives, and that risk awareness and prevention is promoted in enterprises, schools and colleges.

The awards are part of the European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2006, which is dedicated to young people to ensure a safe and healthy start to their working lives.

Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, explains: "Accidents at work are a serious threat to the EU's 58million young people.

"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.

"Through our 'Safe Start!' campaign and the Good Practice Awards competition, the Agency will promote risk awareness and risk prevention in enterprises, schools and across Europe".

Good practice examples are implemented means to promote the effective management of the occupational safety and health of young people in the workplace, and prevention measures to reduce the incidence of accidents and ill health amongst young workers.

All entries should therefore show good management practice, particularly the effective use of risk assessment and implementation of its findings, and should be focused on the successful prevention of risks to young people.

Good practice examples are invited from all EU member states.

They can be submitted by individual enterprises or by intermediary organisations such as chambers of commerce, trade and professional organisations, trade unions, and by the education community including schools, colleges, education authorities and training providers.

The Agency will announce the winners at the campaign's closing event in March 2007 in Bilbao.

The awards will provide the winners with European recognition for their role in improving working conditions in Europe, and the awarded examples will be presented in an Agency booklet to be distributed across Europe.

Further information about the awards and national contact details are available online via the EASHW website.

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