European Agency’s OSHwiki goes live

OSHwiki – described as the first multilingual web platform allowing users to create, collaborate and share knowledge on occupational safety and health (OSH) – has gone live. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) says its initiative provides “a new way to network online with the OSH community, aiming to support government, industry and employee organisations in ensuring safe and healthy workplaces.”

OSHwiki – described as the first multilingual web platform allowing users to create, collaborate and share knowledge on occupational safety and health (OSH) – has gone live.

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) says its initiative provides “a new way to network online with the OSH community, aiming to support government, industry and employee organisations in ensuring safe and healthy workplaces.”

Dr Christa Sedlatschek, director of EU-OSHA, said: “The platform is an important step in the drive to improve health and safety in European workplaces and brings added value to those involved on both a professional and a personal level.

“OSHwiki allows experts to share their work with each other in one easy and convenient place, they can gain recognition from the global OSH community for their expertise, and benefit from having their work peer-reviewed by a wider audience.”
A form on the OSHwiki page allows potential contributors to register as “accredited authors” who “can create and edit content quickly and easily.”