To be considered an example of Good Practice, the solution implemented by the company must meet a series of criteria. The project experts have defined a series of criteria for the evaluation of the examples.

The list of the 8 criteria used by the project experts is presented as a checklist for the evaluation of Good Practice.

The list of the 8 criteria 1. Respecting the law, that is, the European directives as well as the national laws; 2. Being based on an evaluation of the dangers and the risks; 3. Dealing with a matter relative to health and safety by focusing on accident prevention; 4. Showing measures and methods that can be taken within the company itself, possibly with support of external organizations; 5. Being “effective” to the degree that the solution has been implemented by the company and that the effects are quantifiable (in terms of a reduction of the number of accidents or a reduction of the level of risk); 6. Being “economically realistic” in the sense that the company could initiate the Good Practice without significant financial, organizational, or time constraints; 7. Being “beneficial”, that is, the cost-benefit ratio is satisfactory; 8. Being transferable to other companies.

The implementation of the information on Good Practice in the workplace must have the effect of: - reducing the level of risk of injury from an identified source of risk to the workers or other persons associated with the company; - improving the working/living conditions in general and concretely enhancing health, safety, and efficiency; - reducing the risk permanently and identifiably

On the site of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, you will also find information on good practice regarding health and safety at work.