1. Baltic Regional Conference, 28-30.10.02, Riga
The Agency and its information network with the Candidate
countries
Finn Sheye
Network Manager

2. Aim of the Agency
To help improve working conditions in the European Union by providing technical scientific and economic information to people with an interest in safety and health at work

3. Key Areas of Activity
Network development - building the links
Information services - communicating knowledge
Information projects - developing knowledge

4. EU Focal Points
CCs Focal Points
EFTA Focal Points

10. Main highlights - Information Services
Number of user sessions on Agency website > pr. month
Sector related websites
Number of subscribers to OSHmail >

11. Main Information Activities (1)
Developing a European monitoring system for OSH
Safe and healthy work in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
- SME funding scheme

12. Main Information Activities (2)
Safety and health information for risk sectors
Development of an Information-system on Safety and Health in the Fisheries Sector
Emerging risks/Changing world of work
- Information system for new research on changing world of work emerging OSH risks
- Women’s safety and health at work - collection and review of research information

13. Main Information Activities (3)
Promoting a safety and health culture
- European Week 2002 on psychosocial issues, especially work-related stress
- European Week 2003 on dangerous substances
- Mainstreaming occupational safety and health into the education system – programmes, practices and experiences

14. PHARE Programme
Build up national Focal Points in the 10 PHARE countries
Build up national health and safety information networks with all relevant institutions and organisations incl. the social partners
Establish and run a national Agency web-sites

15. PHARE Programme 2001-2002 Meetings
Meetings in the Agency: Two Focal Point meetings, one tripartite meeting and two Internet meetings.
Meetings in the CC’s to further discuss the developments with the Focal Points and the participants of the national networks.

16. PHARE Programme
Task 1: Inclusion of relevant H&S institutions/organisations in the national network
Set up a national information network incl. the social partners and organise and co-ordinate it
Regular contact with the network partners incl. efficient communication with the end users

17. PHARE Programme
Task 2: Distribution of information and creation of new information
Take part in disseminating Agency material incl. press releases
Contribution to Agency info-projects, where relevant
Set up system of quality assurance

18. PHARE Programme
Task 3: Set up and run a national Agency web-site
Set up national Agency web-site incl. the technical installations and basic configurations.
Put national H&S information on the web-site on the all the categories and translate if possible information into other languages, e.g. English

19. PHARE II - 2002-2004 - 1 PHARE II runs from November 2002 – May 2004
Total funding Euro

20. PHARE II - 2002-2004 - 2 1. Continuation of the tasks from PHARE I:
Further develop the National Focal Points
Further develop the national health and safety information networks
Run and update the national Agency web-sites

21. PHARE II
Set up and run a CC Topic Centre on good practice information in co-operation with EU Institutions
Possible sectors/topics: Construction and agriculture sectors and dangerous substances and stress

22. PHARE II
Meetings:
Meetings in the Agency: 3 Focal Point meetings, 1 tripartite meeting, 2-3 Internet meetings and 1 European Week Group meeting.
Meetings in the CC’s to discuss developments with the Focal Points and the participants of the national networks.

23. PHARE II - 2002-2004 - 5 Translation:
The Agency will financially support the PHARE countries on translation of material for the web-site into English and of Agency material (incl. European Week material) from English into the national languages

24. PHARE II - 2002-2004 - 6 European Week:
Include the Candidate countries in the European Week Group and support the PHARE countries to arrange European Week 2003 events

26. European Week 2002
Theme: Prevention of work-related psychosocial risks, especially stress
Objectives:
Increase awareness
Promote good practice solutions
Slogan: ‘Working on Stress’
Date: October 2002

27. A European challenge
More than 40 million workers in the EU report being affected by stress each year
High social and economic costs: estimated €20 billion a year

28. Campaign model Decentralised European information campaign
Partnership approach - Agency, Focal Points, social partners, EU institutions, EU presidency
Beyond the EU : EFTA & Candidate Countries

29. EW 2002 Campaign material
Provided by the Agency to the Members States for dissemination and promotion of the EW at national level
Campaign pack:
Poster and Postcards
EW leaflet
Good Practice Award Flier
Fact Sheets