# Regulation (EU) 2019/126 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94, Article 1: Establishment and objectives

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) is hereby established as a Union Agency.
2. EU-OSHA's objective shall be to provide the Union institutions and bodies, the Member States, the social partners and other actors involved in the field of safety and health at work with relevant technical, scientific and economic information and qualified expertise in that field in order to improve the working environment as regards the protection of the safety and health of workers.
To that end, EU-OSHA shall enhance and disseminate knowledge, provide evidence and services for the purpose of policy making, including research-based conclusions, and shall facilitate knowledge sharing among and between Union and national actors.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/126/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-126/article-1
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