John, Different parts of Europe have different cultures, many of their understandings are different, commuting in some areas is sometimes seen as a work activity, in Italy the paperwork is fantastic. The Scandinavians and Dutch are very goal setting and progressive in their way of doing H&S, in other areas accidents are seen as part of daily life. In some areas they even erect 'Potemkin villages' to convince head office that everything is just fine. Sometimes in the same country you see the two faces of Europe side-by-side, older colleagues that have lived through dictatorship will have a different outlook to some younger, pro-europe, multi-lingual MTV-generation colleagues that have a different outlook in how they might take on new (H&S) ideas. The best bet is to get out there, meet and understand people from these places. If this is just about office health and safety (low risk) it should be a little more straightforward. Good luck.