1. Rebekah Smith, Senior Adviser Social Affairs, BUSINESSEUROPE
Healthy Workplaces Campaign Partner Experiences, Activities and Benefits
Rebekah Smith, Senior Adviser Social Affairs, BUSINESSEUROPE
28 March 2012 | EU OSHA Campaign Partner meeting
Safety and health at work is everyone’s concern. It’s good for you. It’s good for business.

2. Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2010 – 2011: Maintenance
Topic of maintenance
Importance of maintenance for companies
- Eliminating hazards and creating a safe working environment
- Part of health and safety management
- Safe maintenance
Main objectives of maintenance campaign
- Raise awareness of the importance of maintenance for workers’ safety and health
- Raise awareness of employers’ legal responsibilities to carry out maintenance, and of the business case for doing so
- Promote a simple, structured approach to managing maintenance activities

3. Health workplaces campaign 2010 – 2011: Maintenance
Campaign partner
BUSINESSEUROPE workshop: the importance of maintenance and challenges at company level
- Business benefits of maintenance activities
- Considerations for maintenance activities
Benefits for BUSINESSEUROPE
- Exchange of information with companies and members
- Showing dedication to health and safety issues 3

4. 2012 – 2013 campaign: Working together for risk prevention
Why is BUSINESSEUROPE involved?
Importance of risk prevention approach
OSH systems for identifying and minimising risk
Benefits of good safety and health
Management leadership - worker participation and constructive engagement
Our commitment 4

5. Thank you! 5