EU-OSHA Blog

Within the framework of the EC funded IPA Action 2020-2022, on 22 June EU-OSHA held the third informal webinar for the IPA Focal Points (Western Balkans and Türkiye) on the topic of occupational safety and health (OSH) and telework during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The webinar aimed to share knowledge and the EU best practice, as well as EU-OSHA’s publication Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic: risks and prevention strategies on the main drivers of teleworking and the associated OSH risks, beneÕts and challenges arising for workers and organisations during the pandemic.
EU-OSHA, Latvian Focal Point and a representative from the University of Skopje (North Macedonia) delivered presentations on the risks of teleworking, including physical and psychosocial harm for workers. There was also a discussion on the challenges relating to risk assessment of teleworkers.
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