EU : Social partners in electricity sector sign new policy statement on health and safety

The sectoral social dialogue committee gathers EMCEF and EPSU for the trade union side, Eurelectric on employers' side. They met on December 12th and notably updated the 1996 statement for health, safety and training on these matters. (Ref.061269)
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During their meeting on December 12th 2006, the social partners for the electricity sector, the European Mines, Chemicals and Energy Federation (EMCEF), the European Public Services Union (EPSU) and the employers’confederation Eurelectric, signed a policy statement regarding health, safety and training matters. A similar statement had been signed in 1996 between EPSU, Eurelectric and the Employment Commissioner at that time. But several important changes have taken place since, prompting the so

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