Each year EU-wide, 167,000 deaths are attributable to work-related accidents/illnesses, and the number of occupational accidents is estimated at 7 million. Apart from tragic individual consequences, the loss of earnings is around a billion euros a year. Improving workers' health and safety is therefore key for the EU. The European Commissions 5-year strategy is aiming for a 25% reduction in occupational accidents by 2012.This is what the campaign by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) is about. For more information: EU health & safety strategy: http://ec.europa.eu/employment social/emplweb/news/news_en.cfm?id=209OSHA campaign website: http://osha.europa.eu/en/campa gns/hw2008Download: http://ec.europa.eu/avservices video/video_prod_en.cfm?type=detail&prodid=6151&src=1
