text: This particularly useful tool, notably for the stakeholders in this policy area, provides, on a permanent 
  basis, graphical information for significant OSH indicators at EU and national level, drawing on statistics, 
  surveys and public data. This first analytical report combines the quantitative data of the EU OSH 
  information system with explanatory and analytical descriptions of trends that reach back between 10 
  and 25 years. The intention is to repeat this exercise on a regular basis, so that it can provide knowledge 
  and insights for safer and healthier work, in an ever-changing world of work, to wider audiences. 
  
  Changes at the workplace, caused by the COVID crisis, the green, digital and demographic transitions, 
  as well as by scientific and technological progress, led the Commission to adopt, in June 2021, a new 
  2021-2027 EU Strategic framework on health and safety at work. 
  
  The Framework is part of the Commission’s commitment to building a strong social European Union that 
  protects. This is the foundation of all the initiatives that we are proposing. Every action we take in social 
  policy comes under the umbrella of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan that we presented 
  in March 2021. The protection of workers’ health and safety, enshrined in the EU Treaties and in the 
  Charter of Fundamental Rights, is one of the key elements of an EU economy that works for people. In 
  particular, the right to a healthy and safe workplace is reflected in principle 10 of the European Pillar of 
  Social Rights, and is fundamental for reaching the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. Our 
  determined action to improve occupational safety and health and to consolidate a culture of prevention 
  represents a substantial contribution to the objectives of the abovementioned Pillar. 