Outlook: New and emerging risks in occupational safety and healthThe safety and health of EU workers is affected by changing demographic structures, new technologies and the increasing shift in employment towards the service sector. This Outlook offers an overview of the present and future trends of relevance to occupational health, the main workplace risks and their prevention. Outlook is available in 22 languages. |
2010: European Year for Combating Poverty and Social ExclusionAlmost 80 million Europeans live at risk of poverty, which means they face insecurity, and go without what most people often take for granted. Poverty also means having to cope with limited lifestyle choices that may lead to social exclusion. Inspired by its founding principle of solidarity, the European Union has joined forces with its Member States to make 2010 the European Year For Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. The key objectives are to raise public awareness about these issues and renew the political commitment of the EU and its Member States to combat poverty and social exclusion. |
Combined exposure to Noise and Ototoxic SubstancesNoise-induced hearing loss remains one of the most prominent occupational diseases in Europe. Increasing attention is being paid to the risks of combined exposure to high-level noise and ototoxic substances. This review aims to provide an up-to-date picture of the knowledge in this field, including current diagnostic tools and an overview of the chemicals that may contribute to hearing loss, and to highlight gaps in our current knowledge for proposed future action and research. Read more on Noise:
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World’s biggest workplace health and safety campaign goes from strength to strengthAs the Healthy Workplaces campaign on risk assessment draws to a close, a new Risk Assessment Tools Database was made available. The Agency’s new campaign for 2010-2011 will raise awareness of the importance of maintenance for safe and healthy workplaces and the need to protect workers that carry it out. The focal points already invite nominations for the national Good Practice Awards. |
Risk Assessment Tools DatabaseThe Agency has developed a risk assessment tools database with tools from all over Europe. The database is regularly updated. The most common risk assessment tools are checklists, which are a useful tool to help identify hazards. Other kinds of risk assessment tools include: guides, guidance documents, handbooks, brochures, questionnaires, and 'interactive tools' (free interactive software, including downloadable applications which are usually sector-specific). These tools can be either generic or branch/risk-specific. |
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- Future Directions in Speed Management Renaissance Hotel, Rue du Parnasse, 15 1050 Brussels, 23.02.2010
- New OSH ERA Berlin (Germany), 26.02.2010
- Tenth Annual Conference on Awareness and Promotion of Health on the Occasion of International “RSI Day” Barcelona, Spain, 01.03.2010
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- Outlook: New and emerging risks in occupational safety and health 08.02.2010
- EU – Call 2010: New funding opportunities in health 05.02.2010
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- EU - ECDC alert on OSH risks from Anthrax to workers 03.02.2010
- Institute for Work & Health (University of Toronto) 03.02.2010
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