The Alliance for Workplace Awareness and Response to Emergencies (AWARE) is dedicated to enhancing workplace preparedness for health emergencies, especially sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). AWARE advocates for improved first aid and CPR training requirements, as well as ensuring the availability of essential emergency equipment, such as automated external defibrillators (AEDs), in workplaces across Europe.
The Alliance, led by the European Resuscitation Council (ERC), includes as its members the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM), and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), as well as the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH). In addition to its members, AWARE receives support from Laerdal, Philips, Stryker and Zoll.
Despite only 8% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases resulting in survival, Europe lacks common policies on CPR, first aid training, and AED requirements in workplaces that adequately meet these health risks . Current provisions, notably foreseen by the OSH Framework Directive (89/391 EEC) and specifically in the 1989 Directive on workplace requirements (89/654/EEC) are outdated and insufficient. We invite the EU to bolster its commitment to health and safety at work by strengthening legislation to mitigate health emergencies. In particular, we call to reopen the Health and Safety at Work Framework Directive (89/391 EEC) to address this gap in occupational health and safety.
Company Details
- Address
- Brussels, Be
- Industry
- Public Health
- NAICS
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Administration of Public Health Programs
- Keywords
- SURGEON — for SURGEONS — since 2022.
- HQ
- Brussels
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Aware's industry is
Public Health
Aware's categories are Public Health
