HEALTH AND SAFETY
March 1st, 2002
Keith NuthallTHE EUROPEAN Commission has adopted a new strategy for health and safety at work for 2002-2006, which would cover new types of workplace risk, such as bullying and violence at work and stress-related illnesses. The plan also seeks to develop office and factory risk prevention programmes.EU employment and social affairs Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou said: "Accident and death rates are still unacceptable. In addition, new types of work have created new types of workplace risk, such as stress-related conditions caused by the ever-faster pace of work. ...
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