The website – http://osha.eu.int/business – intends to help businesses to quickly find relevant information on health and safety legislation and includes a special section for small firms – http://sme.osha.eu.int/ – to guide them to sources of advisory services and good practice to ease the compliance process.

The new website offers firms a collection of good practice examples, which they may easily and economically implement in their workplaces. A directory of national sub-sites provides access to safety and health regulations at the national level. And through the Euro Info Centres network companies can find consultants in their region. In addition the website offers an overview of recent studies into business aspects of occupational safety and health, such as Corporate Social Responsibility, the impact on productivity and economic incentives for safety and health.