“Asbestos fibres are carcinogenic and as such there is no totally safe level of exposure”, says William Cockburn, EU-OSHA Interim Executive Director, in an interview for Euronews about the need to reduce workers’ exposure to asbestos. William also emphasises...
The heavy metals lead, arsenic, manganese and mercury are considered as the most neurotoxic agents. Exposure to plant protection products and biocides can impact plethora of severe neurological diseases. This new OSHwiki article provides a general overview of...
The European Commission has taken action to further improve the protection of workers from the health risks linked to the exposure to dangerous chemicals. In particular, the Commission proposes to amend two Directives with the aim of further lowering the...
Hvert år den 4. februar afholdes den internationale kræftdag, der skal gøre os bevidste og få os i brechen for en verden fri for kræft. EU-OSHA er stærkt engageret i kampen mod kræft, som er den vigtigste årsag til arbejdsrelaterede dødsfald i EU. Til denne indsats hører EU-OSHA's undersøgelse af arbejdstageres eksponering, der identificerer kræftrisikofaktorer på...
The European Commission has adopted a recommendation to promote a framework to assess safety and sustainability of chemicals and materials. The proposed European framework sets a common baseline for evaluating safety and sustainability – an important step to...
Climate change and its various effects will be major challenges for the international community in the near future. It will have a significant impact on working conditions. Ensuring occupational safety and health in times of climate change in a green economy...
Den 28. september 2022 vedtager Europa-Kommissionen en meddelelse og fremsætter et lovgivningsforslag om beskyttelse af arbejdstagere mod risikoen for asbesteksponering på arbejdspladsen og om ændring af direktiv 2009/148/EF om asbest på arbejdspladsen. Det har til formål at ajourføre den eksisterende bindende grænseværdi for erhvervsmæssig eksponering for asbest under...
The Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health (NIVA) is launching new courses aimed at researchers, practitioners, and specialists in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH): Occupational Respiratory Diseases - Prevention and risk...
The non-binding guidelines for the hairdressing sector are part of jointly agreed activities to support an autonomous implementation of the European Framework Agreement on the Protection of Occupational Health and Safety in the Hairdressing Sector. The first part of the guidelines emphasises the...
This SLIC guidance document was developed for National Labour Inspectorates, with the aim of increasing inspectors’ confidence in addressing and regulating health risks from welding activities and exposure to welding fumes, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of interventions principally in...
EU-OSHA's flersprogede glossarer indeholder arbejdsmiljøtermer, der er inddelt efter interesse- eller vidensområde. De er opført i alfabetisk rækkefølge sammen med de tilhørende definitioner.
EU-OSHA har udarbejdet disse glossarer inden for rammerne af arbejdsmiljøkampagnerne for at sikre ensartet kommunikation af nøglebegreber, der er relevante for de specifikke kampagner. De indeholder arbejdsterminologi og definitioner af de mest anvendte begreber inden for områderne.
