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Panel debate

Nicolas Schmit, EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Paulina Brandberg, Minister for Gender Equality and Deputy Minister of Employment in Sweden, and Claes-Mikael Ståhl, Deputy General Secretary of the European Trade Union Congress (ETUC), who was so pleased with the conference that he wanted more:

"We should make it a tradition to meet every second year," he said.

From accountant to yoga instructor – what are the work environment risks?

All employers are required to risk assess their work activities and identify, ‘so far as is reasonably foreseeable’, all hazards that can cause accidents or ill health.

This can be challenging because risks vary a lot between different types of businesses. 

BeSMART is an interactive web-based tool made in Ireland that is designed to allow SMEs to comply with these legal requirements by producing and recording OSH risk assessments.

BeSMART was developed in 2010 and until now it has reached over a quarter of all Irish SMEs, with approximately 43,000 registered users. By logging in, the companies can see what applies to their own business.

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Safety Park for all senses

Photo: Björn Lindahl

To reduce construction site risks, the Safety Park focuses on several senses. That is why you could witness dancing EU politicians and a Swedish labour minister trying out what it feels like being blind, as participants from the EU work environment conference came to visit.

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