30/06/2021 (Agence Europe) – SMEunited insisted on Tuesday 29 June that SMEs and micro-enterprises should be provided with adequate guidelines, training and financial support to meet future obligations in the context of the OSH Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work post-2020 (see EUROPE 12750/2). The new types of risks associated with digitisation, including those related to mental health, will require “a lot of training” and specific support for micro-enterprises and SMEs, the organisation said. It stresses the need to strengthen the resources of social partners and employers to be able to effectively negotiate OSH agreements at all levels. Finally, the organisation insists on including information on occupational health and safety into education and training programmes in order to raise awareness of these issues at an early stage. (PH)