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Maria Cristina Marolda European Commission Directorate General Energy & Transport Road Safety Unit

PRAISE Seminar Warsaw, 24th of September 2009. Maria Cristina Marolda European Commission Directorate General Energy & Transport Road Safety Unit. Work Related Road Safety in EU Transport Policy. The EU road safety policy. White Paper on Transport (2001)

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Maria Cristina Marolda European Commission Directorate General Energy & Transport Road Safety Unit

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  1. PRAISE Seminar Warsaw, 24th of September 2009 Maria Cristina Marolda European Commission Directorate General Energy & Transport Road Safety Unit Work Related Road Safety in EU Transport Policy

  2. The EU road safety policy • White Paper on Transport (2001) • European Road Safety Action Programme (2001-2010) • Halving the number of victims by 2010 • A shared responsibility • An integrated approach

  3. The Next European Road Safety Action Plan 2011-2020 Putting people at the centre of the action

  4. Road Safety at the cross road of policies and social needs Industry, research, innovation Employment Internal Market Environment Taxation Health Energy

  5. Fatal accidents at Work Country Total Fatal RTTA Fatal RTTA (Excluding RTTA) (including RTTA) Austria 138 49 187 Belgium 45 34 79 Denmark 34 13 47 Finland 31 25 56 France 234 298 532 Germany 361 260 621 Great Britain 179 Not available 179 Greece 24 4 28 Ireland 49 Not available 49 Italy 401 443 844 Luxembourg 5 2 7 Netherlands 51 14 65 . Portugal 235 32 267 Spain 400 208 608 Sweden 39 20 59 EU15 2 226 1 402 3 628 39% of total deaths

  6. Work related road accidents High burden for society in terms of human lives and economic loss

  7. Possible measures • Corporate responsibility • Risk assessment • Safety Plan Health and Safety at Work

  8. COMMUNICATION • Make the society at large aware • Convince companies of effectiveness of investment • Reduce accidents = reduce costs • Education from early age

  9. The next EU Road Safety Action Programme Consultation open to all stakeholders: (September-November 2009) Stakeholders meeting – Brussels 2 December 2009 YOU identify needs and priorities EC translates them into a political action plan 9 |

  10. http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety Thank you for your attention!

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