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European Week 2006: Safe Start for Young Workers Campaign

European Week campaign focuses on raising risk awareness and promoting safe practices among young workers to ensure a healthy workforce.

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European Week 2006: Safe Start for Young Workers Campaign

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  1. European Week • A decentralised information campaign in Member States to address an OSH issue • Agency coordinates campaign activities, provides information in 20 languages and via the website, provides funding subsidy to stimulate activities, organises Good Practice Awards and the Closing Event • Focal Points promote, stimulate and organise activities at national level • Objectives: • Increase awareness of risks • Promote good practice solutions

  2. So far... • 2000: 'TURN YOUR BACK ON MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS‘ • 2001: ‘SUCCESS IS NO ACCIDENT‘ • 2002: 'WORKING ON STRESS‘ • 2003: ‘DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES - HANDLE WITH CARE' • 2004: 'BUILDING IN SAFETY‘ • 2005: 'STOP THAT NOISE!'

  3. .... and now - European Week 2006 EW2006 is dedicated to young people under the slogan Safe Start!

  4. What is the message? The right education about risk awareness + the right training, information and protection from the first day at work = safe and healthy European workers of tomorrow

  5. Campaign structure • In the workplace: • Young workers - promote risk awareness • Employers - provide safe and suitable work, training & supervision • In the education & youth community: • Promote risk awareness education and OSH in schools, colleges andvocational training centres • Involve schools and colleges in the Week

  6. Campaign architecture • Promotion and publicity • Engagement of partners • Identification of good practice • European Week activities • Recognition • Evaluation

  7. Campaign materials • Dedicated web featurehttp://ew2006.osha.eu.int • Posters, leaflet and fact sheets • Ideas and initiatives • RISQ online magazine • Interactive web materials • Good Practice Awards publicity • Links to Good Practice resources • Video competition publicity • Case study report • Magazine • Press pack

  8. Why the concern? • Young workers (18-24) highest rate of non-fatal work accidents • The accident rate is increasing, against a general downward trend • A 16-year-old broke both legs less on his first day at work…. • 17-yr old girl lost part of her finger in a machine after 1 hour of a holiday work job…. • An 18-year-old apprentice mechanic died 4 days after being engulfed in flames….

  9. Why is there a problem? Young workers: • Lack of experience, awareness and training • Physically and mentally less mature • Over-enthusiasm; want to appear keen • Lack confidence to complain, or say ‘no’ Young workers need: • preparation in schools and colleges • safe and suitable work – risk assessments before work starts, restrictions on work of under 18s • suitable training, supervision and mentoring in work

  10. Who can take part? • ‘Umbrella bodies’ at local, national and European level • Safety and Health Institutions • Public and private sector bodies including SMEs, at the workplace level • Trade unions and Safety Representatives • Managers, supervisors and workers • Education Community - schools, colleges, training providers • Youth organisations • Work experience bodies • Producing ‘ideas for participation’

  11. OSHand education contacts • ENETOSH European Network Education and Training in Occupational Safety and Healthhttp://www.enetosh.net/ • bringing Member State OSH and education experts together to discuss strategy & experiences • Working with the Agency to involve the education community in the campaign • Supplying information on their Member State activities • Active commitment to the campaign

  12. EW2006 - OSHand Young People • Good Practice Awards • Recognition of outstanding contributions to risk prevention at the workplace • Publicity and information on the website • Tripartite selection process • Submission of two ranked examples by National OSH Authority (Focal Point) to the Agency in September 2006 • Awards presented at Closing Event • Good practice examples published on Agency and national websites • Examples could involve employers working in partnership with schools etc.

  13. EW2006 - OSHand Young People • Safe Start video competition • To find the “European Young Film Maker of the Year” • Create a short documentary, drama, TV commercial, news report, musical, animation • Capture on film the workplace, people at work and some of the potential dangers, risks and hazards at work • No more than 3 minutes • Open to young people under 19 on 1st October 2006 as individuals or working as a team

  14. Examples of activities • Risk assessments • Safety demonstrations • Hazard spotting • Inspection days • Training and education sessions • Seminars and workshops • Film, video and multimedia • Poster competitions, quizzes • Suggestion schemes • Exhibitions and Open Days • Advertising and promotion • Press and media activities

  15. Closing Event • European closing event in March 2007, Bilbao • Expert workshops • Colloquium - policy perspectives • Good Practice Awards ceremony • Video Competition Awards ceremony

  16. EW2006- key dates • Spring 2006 - meeting with campaign partners in Brussels • 19 June 2006 - Official Launch in Brussels • Press conference in the Commission and an Exhibition in the European Parliament • 23-27 October 2006 - European Week of Safety and Health at Work • March 2007 - Closing Event in Bilbao

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