The Europan Work Hazards Network presents :

Organised by the Lothian TUCRC.

For information contact Jim Swann : jswan10700@aol.com

Objectives :

1) Bringing together people committed to the improvement of occupational safety and health

2) Enable them to share experience and expertise

3) Formulate recommandations for action on international, national and local level

4) Empower Conference delegates to act on these recommandations

Themes :

A Workplace organisation

Workshops on :

1) Responsible for Occupational Health & Safety (facilitators : Netherlands)

2) Risk assessment approach to stress (facilitators : Finland)

3) Environment assessment/Ecolabeling (facilitators : Scotland)

4) New Management Techniques (facilitators : Spain)

5) Occupational Health Services (facilitators : Denmark)

B Specific hazards at work

Workshops on :

6) Hazards of working with computers (facilitators : Denmark)

7) Heavy lifting/Manual handling (facilitators : Denmark)

8) Workplace pressure (facilitators : Netherlands)

9) Bullying (facilitators : Netherlands)

10) Cancer and working with toxic substances (facilitators : England and Wales)

11) Home working (facilitators : England and Wales)

12) Asbestosis and other respiratory illnesses (facilitators : Sweden)

C International organisation

Workshops on :

13) Globalisation (facilitators : GMB)

14) Health and Safety Regulations and their enforcement (facilitators : Scotland)