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Change of leadership at EU-OSHA

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2023-10-04

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has a new director. William Cockburn Salazar, until now the interim Executive Director, was appointed as the new Director on 2 October 2023 by decision of the Administrative Board. He succeeds Dr Christa Sedlatschek, who led the agency through the period from 2011 to 2021.

William Cockburn Salazar has worked at EU-OSHA since 1998. He assumed responsibility for the Prevention and Research Unit, which develops and implements research and information projects concerning occupational safety and health, in 2012. He was appointed interim Executive Director in September 2021.

EU-OSHA is the EU body with responsibility for occupational safety and health. Through its activities, it supports the European Commission's Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work, and relevant EU strategies and programmes.

Further information on EU-OSHA's structure and tasks