Articles and Interviews
Global Estimates of Fatal Work-Related Diseases by Region and Disease Group, 2002
By PÄIVI HÄMÄLÄINEN, KAIJA LEENA SAARELA, JUKKA TAKALA. Work-related and occupational diseases are multifactorial diseases among the working population that have a heavy impact on workers, enterprises, and society. The authors calculated estimates, using global regional estimates of disease mortality, and adjusted attributable fractions produced for work-related diseases. The estimated number of fatal work-related diseases is about 2 million worldwide and 159 000 in the EU27.
Workplace Safety and Health as a Strategy for Success, EU-OSHA Director's presentation at the Singapore WSH Conference
Jukka Takala presentation (11,4 MB) held on the 15th September 2010 at the The Singapore Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Conference, Symposium 1: Development & Implementation of National WSH Strategies. More information on the conference: http://www.singaporewshconference.sg/edm/ThankYou/
Present, new and emerging risks - EU-OSHA Director's keynote at the 8th International Conference of IOHA
The keynote address of Jukka Takala at the International Occupational Hygiene Association Conference in Rome on 27 Sep – 1 Oct 2010 is reproduced here as a pdf file. Further information on the IOHA Conference may be found at http://www.ijoehy.it/
Well-being creates productivity - The Druvan-modell
by Kari Rissa, published by the The Centre for Occupational Safety and The Finnish Work Environment Fund. Now available in English translation, this Finnish book describes how employees' well-being at work can improve the productivity and competitiveness of organizations. But it requires comprehensive and persistent long-range activity.
Objetivos del Observatorio Europeo de Riesgos
14 de Septiembre de 2009 - La Revista Digital de Ibermutuamur entrevista a Eusebio Rial González, Jefe del Observatorio Europeo de Riesgos de la Agencia Europea para la Seguridad y la Salud en el Trabajo (EU-OSHA), acerca de los objetivos del Observatorio Europeo de Riesgos
Globalization of risks
by Jukka Takala and Päivi Hämäläinen - African Newsletter on occupational health and safety - Volume 19, number 3, December 2009 (http://www.ttl.fi/Internet/English/Information/Electronic+journals/African+Newsletter/). The industrialized countries have seen a lasting trend where occupational accidents and, in particular, the numbers of fatal accidents have gone down. Has the world of work become safer? Not really. ...
Safety and health at work: a European perspective
by Jukka Takala and Marta Urrutia - Revista portuguesa de saúde pública. This review is based on the present knowledge and data collected by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. The context of the Agency is to provide an up-to date picture of the European problems, promote research and identify priorities, to identify good practices, to disseminate these priorities and to organise European awareness raising campaigns.
The global and European work environment – numbers, trends, and strategies
by Takala J, Urrutia M, Hämäläinen P, Saarela KL. This paper reviews the present indicators, trends, and recent strategies to tackle major global and European problems in safety and health at work. In the present political situation and serious economic downturn, legal measures need to be supplemented with economic justification and convincing arguments to reduce corner-cutting and avoid long-term disabilities, premature retirement, and corporate closures due to a poor work environment.
EU – brief report of national strategies workshop
100 or so participants gathered in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on October 7-8 to examine the state of play regarding national occupational safety and health strategies. Experts gave testimony on the current situation and explained what to expect in the future, not least given the current global crisis.
Review of “OSH for Development”
Review of “OSH for Development” by Jukka Takala, DSc, Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). "OSH for Development" is a book published by the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Editors: Kaj Elgstrand and Nils Petersson
Global trend according to estimated number of occupational accidents and fatal work-related diseases at region and country level
by Päivi Hämäläinen, Kaija Leena Saarela, Jukka Takala. The trend of global occupational accidents and work-related diseases is presented at region and country levels. The years 1998, 2001, and 2003 are compared in the case of occupational accidents and the years 2000 and 2002 in the case of work-related diseases. Results: The total number of occupational accidents and fatal work-related diseases has increased, but the fatality rates per 100,000 workers have decreased. Each day 5,330 people die because of work-related diseases. Conclusions: Information on occupational accidents and work-related diseases is needed so that countries may understand better the importance of occupational health and safety at country and company level. Statistical data is essential for accident prevention; it is a starting point for the safety work.
Roles of OSH organisations in global and regional prevention strategies
Global and European organisations set up various strategies to tackle major work safety and health problems. The statistics on occupational accidents and work-related diseases are still alarmingly high and their importance has been underestimated. While new legal measures will not be easy to implement in the present political climate, the biggest efforts should be concentrated on the implementation of existing requirements using all available tools. Source: http://www.occhealth.co.za
Prevention through anticipation. A key to success in occupational risk prevention
The vast majority of work-related accidents and health problems can be prevented. If you look within the European Union at the best and worst countries or best and worst companies in various sectors in terms of accident prevention, there is a big difference in the number of deaths at work. Safety and health prevention is not a one-off project — it is continuous, systematic work. The challenge is to build and maintain a preventive safety and health culture that permeates all society. Such a culture must be based on the right to a safe and healthy work environment and on the principle of prevention, on a systems approach.
The Risk in Road Trips
There is no excuse for complacency when it comes to workplace accidents, especially within road transport, says the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work's Sarah Copsey.
Quality News Australia general
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) was set up in 1996 to develop, analyse and disseminate information that improves occupational safety and health in Europe. While EU-OSHA do not directly deal with general practice, general workplace health and safety is relevant to all work environments.
Commission en Direct HWC Interview Jukka Takala
Jukka Takala, Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work in Bilbao explains their new Europe-wide information campaign just launched and entitled: “Healthy Workplaces: Good for you. Good for business. A European campaign on Risk Assessment.”
Additional material on Interview with Jukka Takala, Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Interview with Jukka Takala, Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Jukka Takala: Risk assessment is the key to preventing accidents and illness at work. Risk assessment is he process of systematically evaluating the risks to workers’ safety and health from workplace hazards. Risk assessment enables employers to understand the action that they need to take, to eliminate or minimise the risks to their employees. It is the start of the process of safety and health management.
