With statistics showing that between 10 and 15 per cent of all fatal workplace accidents in Europe are linked to maintenance operations, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has joined forces with the Belgian EU presidency to host a conference in Brussels today which shows how safe maintenance can increase occupational health and safety standards.
The conference, Maintenance: Do It Safely, coincides with the release of EU-OSHA’s report, Safe Maintenance in Practice, outlining key strategies businesses should adopt to prevent maintenance risks.
The report details best practice examples of safe maintenance.