Safetyandhealthatworkiseveryone’sconcern.It’sgoodforyou.It’sgoodforbusiness.HealthyWorkplacesWorkingtogetherforriskpreventionManagementLeadershipinOccupationalSafetyandHealthAPRACTICALGUIDEEuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWorkHealthyWorkplaceskg112049_EN_7.indd11/06/1210:02ManagementLeadershipinOccupationalSafetyandHealth2|EU-OSHA—EuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWorkEuropeDirectisaservicetohelpyoufindanswerstoyourquestionsabouttheEuropeanUnionFreephonenumber(*):0080067891011(*)Certainmobiletelephoneoperatorsdonotallowaccessto00800numbersorthesecallsmaybebilled.MoreinformationontheEuropeanUnionisavailableontheInternet(http://europa.eu).Cataloguingdatacanbefoundattheendofthispublication.©EuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWork,2012kg112049_EN_7.indd21/06/1210:02ManagementLeadershipinOccupationalSafetyandHealthEU-OSHA—EuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWork|3‘Inthe21stcentury,companymanagementinvolvementinsafetyandhealthshouldbeseenascentraltotherunningofanybusiness.’ContentsForeword4Introduction:Whyisoccupationalsafetyandhealthimportant?6Benefitsofgoodsafetyandhealth9AmanagementapproachtoOSH10OSHleadershipself-assessment16Resourcesandfurtherinformation21About22kg112049_EN_7.indd31/06/1210:02ManagementLeadershipinOccupationalSafetyandHealth4|EU-OSHA—EuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWorkForewordEuropeancompaniesofalltypeshavemadeconsiderableimprovementsinoccupationalsafetyandhealth(OSH)overthepastdecades.Suchimprovementsaredue,inpart,totheacknowledgementbymanagersthattakinganactiveleadershiproleinsafetyandhealthisnotonlyimportantforlegalorethicalreasons,butalsoforsoundbusinessones.ThisleadershipguideispartofEU-OSHA’sHealthyWorkplacesCampaign2012–13.Theoverallcampaignfocusesonhowcompanies,workers,theirrepresentativesandotherstakeholderscanworktogethertoimprovesafetyandhealth.Thispracticalguide—Managementleadershipinoccupationalsafetyandhealth—isaimedatmanagerswhowishtoshowleadershipinsafetyandhealth.Ithighlightstheongoingneedtoimprovesafetyandhealthandtherolemanagersshouldplayiftheywishtobeinthevanguard.Athrivingbusinesscommunitycreatesjobsandwealthandgoodmanagementofhealthandsafetyintheworkplaceiskeytothis.Safeworkingconditionsareanessentialelementforthequalityproductionofgoodsandprovisionofservices.Thesuccessofacompanydependsontakingcalculatedrisks.Preventionisthemosteffectiveapproachtomitigateagainsttheserisks.Itallowsacompanytolimituncertainties.Inevaluatingtherisksandtakingappropriatepreventionmeasures,companiescanimprovetheirproductivityandthereforealsotheirprofitmargins.ChristaSedlatschek,Director,EuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWorkEuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWorkkg112049_EN_7.indd41/06/1210:02ManagementLeadershipinOccupationalSafetyandHealthEU-OSHA—EuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWork|5PhilippedeBuck,DirectorGeneral,BUSINESSEUROPETheprotectionofworkers’healthandsafetyisarealcommitmentforusatBUSINESSEUROPE.Companiesareakeypartofsocietyandjobproviders.Thereforewewillbroadlydisseminateandpromotethisguide.I’mconvincedthatitwillbeausefultoolinpreventinghealthandsafetyrisksattheworkplace.Employerstodaymustseehealthandsafetypoliciesaspartofthewaytheyruntheirbusiness.Withthiscommonendeavourweinviteemployersandtheirmanagementtoexploitallpossibleopportunitiestoexcelintheareaofpreventionofoccupationalhealthandsafetyrisks.kg112049_EN_7.indd51/06/1210...
