On 28 June, the European Commission presented a new strategic framework for occupational safety and health (OSH) based on three priorities: anticipating transitions, moving towards zero accidents, and preparing for potential future health crises. This framework is based on the European Pillar of Social Rights that the heads of the EU Member States validated in May 2021, and which in its Principle No. 10 and gives workers ‘the right to a high level of protection of their health and safety at work.’
The previous multi-annual strategic framework ran from 2014-2020 (c.f. article No.8435). As part of the work programme announced last autumn (2020) the new European plan aims draw on the lesson learned from the pandemic, both in terms of worker protection and as regards disruption in the world of work. This latest text announces a series of actions, coordinated by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), which are designed to implement Principle No. 10.
A plan based on three...
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