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Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2012-13
Paris, France
International SOS, the world’s largest medical and security services company, has partnered with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU- OSHA) on its Healthy Workplaces Campaign for 2013, “Working together for risk prevention.”
The campaign leverages management leadership and employee participation to improve workplace health and safety. The EU-OSHA states that whilst EU workplaces are safer than they have ever been, every year more than 5,500 people lose their lives as a result of workplace accidents and over 159,000 die from occupational disease. In addition to the causing human suffering, these incidents cost the EU 490 billion Euros annually.
Partners of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign have cultivated innovative and evidence-based solutions to improve health and safety including new research, governance, procedures and pilot programmes.
Arnaud Vaissié, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, International SOS explains: “A key focus for International SOS is to help employers fulfil their Duty of Care responsibilities, both in the home office and abroad. The Healthy Workplaces campaign underscores our mutual vision to help organisations understand and mitigate potential risks to their global workforce. It is the right thing to do from multiple standpoints; the campaign demonstrates good ethics, sustainability, corporate responsibility and fiscal efficiencies.”
International SOS will network and share ideas with peer participants, Occupational Health and Health and Safety experts. In particular, a key element is on the tie-in between travel and occupational health and ‘The Return on Prevention’* to contain cost and reduce time lost to injury and medical evacuation.
Through the campaign, International SOS seeks to increase awareness and engage employers at a management-level providing information and education, training, technology, health checks and vaccination to mitigate risk.
Christa Sedlatschek, Director, EU-OSHA, states: “A safe and healthy workplace should be a right for all workers, no matter where they are. Increasing globalisation means that employers face new challenges in protecting their workforce and workers need more information and skills to keep themselves safe and healthy. I am delighted that International SOS has become a partner on our Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2012-13 – Working well together for risk prevention - to help us raise awareness and reduce risks.”
In March 2012, International SOS launched the International SOS Foundation**, a first-of-its-kind global effort to foster the study and adoption of Duty of Care best practices. The foundation aims through research and analysis to better understand the risks, encourage prevention and improve people's wellbeing, ultimately to protect and save lives.
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Notes to Editors
About the International SOS Group of Companies The International SOS Group of Companies is in the business of saving lives, protecting your global workforce from health and security threats. Wherever you are, we deliver customised health, security risk management and wellbeing solutions to fuel your growth and productivity. In the event of extreme weather, an epidemic or a security incident, we provide an immediate response providing peace of mind. Our innovative technology and medical and security expertise focus on prevention, offering real-time, actionable insights and on-the-ground quality delivery. We help protect your people, your organisation's reputation, as well as support your compliance reporting needs. By partnering with us, organisations can fulfil their Duty of Care responsibilities, while empowering business resilience, continuity and sustainability. Founded in 1985, the International SOS Group, headquartered in London & Singapore, is trusted by 12,000 organisations, including the majority of the Fortune 500, as well as mid-size enterprises, governments, educational institutions and NGOs. 12,000 multicultural medical, security and logistics experts stand with you to provide support & assistance from over 1,000 locations in 90 countries, 24/7, 365 days.
To protect your workforce, we are at your fingertips: www.internationalsos.com
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) contributes to making Europe a safer, healthier and more productive place to work. The Agency researches, develops, and distributes reliable, balanced, and impartial safety and health information and organises pan-European awareness raising campaigns. Set up by the European Union in 1996 and based in Bilbao, Spain, the Agency brings together representatives from the European Commission, Member State governments, employers’ and workers’ organisations, as well as leading experts in each of the EU-27 Member States and beyond.
