Workplace Safety in Oil Spill Response Operations

___The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) is part of a group group consisting of experts from the EU/EFTA Member States and representatives of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), which has developed a document, presented at the end of last year, with a series of practical guidelines on oil spill response teams with clear and valuable ideas based on the experience and guidance of several countries.

___The work covers all phases of responses to this type of spills from pre-operational planning, during operations and after operations. 

EU-OSHA places special emphasis on the first phase, as an organized, integrated and rapid response is key during oil spill incidents. _ __HTMLTAG77___A Effective preparation facilitates the assessment of risks and the organization of necessary health and safety measures.