Ensuring the safety of civil aviation workers has been at the centre of trade unions’ concerns since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The ETF has been following the developments on the ground, receiving reports on companies’ (in)action in providing safety equipment and implementing safety measures to protect workers and passengers. No matter where the stories were coming from, it was clear that collective action by workers and their involvement in setting the guidelines and creating the measures is crucial.
The key institution setting guidelines for safe skies is the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The ETF takes an active role in the consultation process, making sure that the concerns of workers are always taken into account and that the guidelines correspond to the everyday working reality. Throughout the crisis, the agency has been publishing guidelines on the measures that need to be introduced in this new reality to protect workers. Here are the key documents that are aimed at keeping the skies safe.
If you’re looking for COVID-19 specific guidance issued by EASA, please refer to the list below, we’ve selected some of the key documents. For more on EASA’s COVID-19 related work, go here.
For an overview of health and safety-related needs of aviation workers, take a look at our video on the topic: