Effective prevention is not possible without knowledge of hazards and how they can be addressed. This principle applies to all stakeholders in occupational safety and health: employers and managers; specialists such as safety engineers, safety representatives, occupational physicians and skilled workers such as blasting engineers; as well as the personnel of social security institutions.

The development of skills and provision of training offer opportunities to disseminate information, raise awareness and motivate. Keeping up to date is vital for everyone in occupational safety and health. Seminars and training workshops can help to meet the challenges of rapidly changing technology in the safety and health sector.

The development of skills and provision of training is one of the major opportunities for social security institutions to stay in touch with their target groups – and it works both ways.