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FR-SUMER - Trends and issues in working conditions 1994-2010 ()First results of the SUMER survey were just published, with an analysis of the trends between 1994 and 2010, covering three rounds of surveys. |
US- Home healthcare workers – updated guidance documents ()Home healthcare workers can be vulnerable as they face an unprotected and unpredictable environment each time they enter a client's community and home. |
Scientific evaluation of aluminium and aluminium compounds ()The Nordic Expert Group (NEG) has recently published an evaluation on aluminium. The document is a joint production of the Nordic Expert Group for Criteria Documentation of Health Risks from Chemicals (NEG) and the Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Safety (DECOS). It has been published separately by DECOS and NEG and the NEG version, hereby announced, has been adapted to the requirements of NEG. |
DK- The Danish national return-to-work (RTW) program ()The Danish national return-to-work (RTW) program aims to improve the management of municipal sickness benefit in Denmark. A study is currently ongoing to evaluate the RTW program. The program includes 21 municipalities with about 19 500 working-age adults on long-term sickness absence, regardless of reason for sickness absence or employment status. |
IE - Guidance on the Management of Manual Handling in Healthcare ()This guide provides practical information on managing the risk of injury from manual handling activities in the healthcare sector. |
CAN-Intervention study to reduce musculoskeletal disorders and psychological health problems in 911 emergency call centre ()A multidisciplinary study led to better identification of the aspects of the mental load related to MSDs and the mental health problems of 9-1-1 emergency call centre dispatchers, a profession that has not been extensively studied by researchers up to now. |
BE, CAN- Improving working conditions in home care services ()A guide to good organizational practices aimed at improving the quality of home care and home support services (HCS) jobs has just been published by the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST). Developed by members of two research teams, the IRSST in Québec and the Service de psychologie du travail of the Université de Mons in Belgium, this project was funded by the 5th permanent joint board on cooperation between Québec – Wallonia-Brussels. |
NL- Standing, kneeling and squatting at work – health-based limit values ()In the present report, at the request of the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, the Health Council of the Netherlands has investigated whether at the present time there are any new scientific insights concerning health-based or safety-based limit values for work performed while standing, kneeling or squatting. |
UK - Health and safety in the air transport industry ()The Webpage gives access to a number of resources related to occupational safety and health |
INT - Improved Safety for Truck Drivers: Designing Safer Cabs Based on Driver Body Dimensions ()Approximately 1.5 million U.S. workers were employed as drivers of heavy trucks and tractor-trailers in 2009. Truck drivers spend long hours behind the wheel, working an average of 41.5 hours per week. Therefore, a well-designed truck cab can make a significant difference in the working conditions for a truck driver. |
