European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

EU-OSHA

Agency overview
Formed	1994
Jurisdiction	European Union
Headquarters	Bilbao, Spain
Motto	Making Europe a safer, healthier and more productive place to work And safety with a smile.
Agency executive	William Cockburn Salazar, Executive Director
Key document	Regulation (EU) 2019/126
Website	osha.europa.eu
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Bilbao European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (European Union)

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) is a decentralised agency of the European Union with the task of collecting, analysing and disseminating relevant information that can serve the needs of businesses, governments and specialists involved in safety and health at work. Set up in 1994 by Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994,^[1] EU-OSHA is based in Bilbao, Spain, where it has a staff of occupational safety and health (OSH), communication and administrative specialists. William Cockburn Salazar is the current Executive Director of EU-OSHA.^[2] Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 was replaced by Regulation (EU) 2019/126 on 20 February 2019.^[3]

EU-OSHA contributes to an evidence base which policymakers can use to establish future policies regarding OSH. EU-OSHA publishes a monthly newsletter, OSHmail, which informs about current OSH topics, and offers publications, such as detailed reports and media content called Napo

EU-OSHA works through diverse networks spanning the EU, with its main activities covering: analysis and research, risk prevention, partnerships, campaigning and awareness raising. EU-OSHA was given an important role in the 2021-27 EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work^[4] and this was reflected in the EU-OSHA Strategy^[5] and Annual Management Plan.^[6]