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EU-OSHA LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE HEALTHY
WORKPLACES The European Commission and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), in cooperation with the Netherlands EU Presidency, have launched a two-year Europe-wide campaign called Healthy Workplaces for All Ages.
The campaign focuses on sustainable working and workplace safety and health in relation to the ageing workforce and hopes to remind “younger workers of today that they are the older workers of tomorrow.”
A release from EU-OSHA states: “We need to start now to cater for the needs of Europe’s future workplaces and workers. Workplaces that address the health challenges
MP’S DEBATE FAULTY ELECTRICAL GOODS
MP’s have discussed the dangers associated with faulty electrical items in a Westminster Hall debate.
During the debate MPs discussed the large volume of fakes entering the UK and the issue of substandard items.
Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, Nick Bowles MP, praised the importance of safety charity, Electrical Safety First’s campaign, focused on faulty electrical items and agreed that more needs to be done to protect consumers in the digital age.
Nick Bowles MP also stated that a review into how Trading Standards can address this issue was being undertaken by his department.
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of an ageing workforce gain in productivity. This is good for workers and good for business.”
The campaign addresses Europe’s enterprises, both private and public, and the need to promote sustainable work and healthy ageing from the beginning of working life in a bid to help protect their workers’ health up to and beyond retirement age.
Commissioner Thyssen highlighted the timeliness of this campaign topic: “At a time when there are important discussions going on about the future landscape of occupational safety and health in the EU, this campaign is extremely relevant.”
The Netherlands’ Presidency representative, Lodewijk Asscher, emphasised the need to make our labour market sustainable for the future: “This campaign contributes to it. We need to stimulate employers and workers to invest in employability. After all, using the power of people will always get the best result. It energises people no matter what age. Here, the cradle to
Research by Electrical Safety First found that a quarter of the general public have knowingly bought a counterfeit item and a third would consider doing so, if it saved money or if they saw no difference to the genuine article. The research identified that this situation is worsening due to the rapid growth in fakes available via social media, where sales of counterfeit items increased by 15% in 2014-2015 alone.
Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, arranged the Westminster Hall debate in light of her constituent, Linda Merron, dying in a fire caused by a faulty air purifier bought on eBay.
At the debate Harris highlighted the prevalence and danger of counterfeit goods, as well as the problem of substandard components in electrical items.
Electrical Safety First also noted the impact of an increasing complex supply chain in relation to substandard items and called for a tightening of the product
the grave concept certainly applies. The sooner you start, the longer you stay healthy and vital, and the better you can cope with change. Because the jobs of today might not exist in the future or might look a lot different to now. Therefore, it is important not to wait until that happens, but to prepare properly in good time.”
Christa Sedlatschek, Director of EU- OSHA, underlined the business case for this campaign topic: ‘By focusing on sustainable working throughout working life, not only can all workers better protect their health, but companies are likely to see major benefits too. Healthy workers are productive workers, and productive workers are essential to any effective organisation: it’s a win–win situation. We therefore highly value the cooperation between EU-OSHA and our focal points, official campaign partners and media partners and thank them for all their efforts in previous campaigns. We look forward to working with them again over the next two years.’
recall process. Currently, recalls have only a 10-20% success rate, leaving millions of potentially lethal products in people’s homes.
Phil Buckle, Director General of Electrical Safety First commented: “A fake designer handbag can’t kill you but a fake or substandard electrical item could. Whilst counterfeit is not the same as substandard, it isn’t surprising that many fakes ignore safety and technical regulations.
“Our report, A Shocking Rip- Off, the True Cost of Counterfeit Electrical Products, found that the key reason fakes are sold so cheaply is that they contain ‘shortcuts’ – omitting components entirely, or using substandard ones, which can significantly impact on a product’s safety and functionality. And the increasing sophistication of fake products means that often, the only way to identify them as counterfeit is by checking their internal components – not something consumers are likely to do!”
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