| Document ID (ISN) | 78085 |
| CIS number |
02-136 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-95007-42-5 |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work |
| Title |
How to reduce workplace accidents |
| Bibliographic information |
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2985 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 2001. 189p. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Each year, approximately 5,500 people die in occupational accidents in the European Union. There are also more than 4.5 million accidents that result in more than three days' absence from work, amounting to a loss of 146 million working days. With the objective of strengthening the knowledge base on accident prevention, this report presents 22 successful accident-prevention approaches from the 15 European Union member states. In particular, the following hazards, industries and sectors are covered: falling overboard ships; prevention in the security industry; farm accidents; safety in the food and drink industry; falls from heights in the construction industry; preventing road accidents among highway patrol police forces; safety in the construction industry; alcohol awareness for truck drivers; hazards from dust fires and explosions; prevention in the textile and clothing industries, including avoiding needle pricks; prevention in navigable waterway transport; safety management in the steel industry. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational safety; safety programmes; European Communities; information dissemination |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
occupational accidents; safety training in industry; risk awareness; dust explosions; programme evaluation; construction industry; road transport; inland water transport; sea transport; needle-stick injuries; plant safety organization; agriculture; police forces; food industry; textile industry; clothing industry; falls from heights; beverage industry; iron and steel industry; alcohol consumption and accidents |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | European Union |
| Subject(s) |
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| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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| Browse category(ies) |
Alcohol and drug abuse
Safety programmes
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