text: The**modernisation of the EU OSH legislation**from the middle of the 1980s onwards has created a 
  critical frame for prevention of OSH risks. The EU, Member States, governments and social partners 
  have agreed on this legislation and the Member States have transposed them into their national 
  legislation. The**overall legislative framework**is generally complete and comprehensive. Moreover, 
  the European Commission launched an initiative to agree on the**‘European pillar of social rights’**
  comprising 20 guiding principles for the work of the EU institutions in the field of social policy. In 2017, 
  the Pillar was agreed by the Member States; in particular**principle 10 refers to a healthy, safe and**
  **well-adapted work environment**. 
  
  **Where do we find stagnation and ambiguous developments?**
  
  **Stagnation**can also be observed in important areas. Since 2005, the share of workers exposed to 
  **traditional safety and health risks**— accidents, noise, vibrations, dust, chemical and biological agents, 
  high or low temperatures, electrical shock and so on — remains at a stable level. Even some increase 
  can be observed due to a higher share of workforce in sectors with such risks, like transport, logistics 
  and distribution, renovation and maintenance, green technologies, and health and care. The national 
  regulations for these risk areas are generally well developed and detailed; a mixture of overall goals and 
  prescriptive details is the major approach. An increasing and difficult challenge will be to keep sufficient 
  safety and health standards for new forms of work and for mobile work, work from home and work at 