EuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWorkENENSYSTEMSANDPROGRAMMESHowtoreduceworkplaceaccidentsSYSTEMSANDPROGRAMMESInordertoencourageimprovements,especiallyintheworkingenvironment,asregardstheprotectionofthesafetyandhealthofworkersasprovidedforintheTreatyandsuccessiveactionprogrammesconcerninghealthandsafetyattheworkplace,theaimoftheAgencyshallbetoprovidetheCommunitybodies,theMemberStatesandthoseinvolvedinthefieldwiththetechnical,scientificandeconomicinformationofuseinthefieldofsafetyandhealthatwork.EuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWorkhttp://osha.eu.intISBN92-95007-42-5GranVía33,E-48009Bilbao,SpainTel.+34944794360;Fax.+34944794383Email:information@osha.eu.int54TE-37-01-607-EN-CPrice(excludingVAT)inLuxembourg:EUR13OFFICEFOROFFICIALPUBLICATIONSOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIESL-2985Luxembourg9789295007420>HowtoreduceworkplaceaccidentsAccidentPreventionProgrammesintheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanUnionEuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWorkEuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWorkEuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWorkSYSTEMSANDPROGRAMMESEuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWorkHowtoreduceworkplaceaccidentsAccidentPreventionProgrammesintheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanUnion01Accident-prevention9/10/0116:11Página1AgreatdealofadditionalinformationontheEuropeanUnionisavailableontheInternet.ItcanbeaccessedthroughtheEuropaserver(http://europa.eu.int).Cataloguingdatacanbefoundattheendofthispublication.Luxembourg:OfficeforOfficialPublicationsoftheEuropeanCommunities,2001ISBN92-95007-42-5©EuropeanAgencyforSafetyandHealthatWork,2001Reproductionisauthorisedprovidedthesourceisacknowledged.PrintedinBelgium01Accident-prevention9/10/0116:11Página2TableofcontentsFOREWORD......................................................................................................................5SUMMARY........................................................................................................................71.INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................212.ACTIONTAKENATTHENATIONALORREGIONALLEVEL................................................252.1.SafetyduringtheconstructionoftheBologna–Florencehigh-speedrail............262.2.ScaffoldinginitiativeintheAlsace-Moselleregion............................................342.3.TheØresundfixedlink:safeprocurementintheconstructionsector—theDanishlandworks.....................................................................................402.4.‘Safetywitheverystep’:anationalcampaignbyanAustrianaccidentinsuranceinstitutiontopreventfalls...............................................................................472.5.Howtoreduceaccidentsinhigh-riskcompaniesbyusingatargetedinspectioncampaign:ProgramaAragón...........................................................................543.ACTIONTAKENATTHESECTORLEVEL.........................................................................613.1.Fallingoverboardinthemaritimesector—Let’stalkaboutit!........................623.2.PreventionstrategyforthesecurityindustryinGermany—Amodelforoccupationalsafety.........................................................................................693.3.Farmaccidents:aDanishmodelforprevention................................................753.4.The‘Recipeforsafety’—Safetyatworkinthefoodanddrinkindus...