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A recently published EU-OSHA report Home care workers – a comprehensive overview of occupational safety and health risks examines occupational safety and health in home care, a crucial yet often neglected part of the EU’s health and social care system. It identifies risks like musculoskeletal disorders, psychosocial challenges and poor working conditions, emphasising the...

EU-OSHA's latest findings on mental health in the health and social care sector examine the main psychosocial risks faced by workers across the EU, from long working hours to violence and high emotional burden. In a sector where 72% of workers report dealing with difficult patients and nearly one in two experience time pressure, the studies provide insight into their working...

Wishful Filming, directed by Sarah Vanagt, has won this year’s Healthy Workplaces Film Award for the best work-related documentary. A second film, Vibeke Løkkeberg's The Long Road to the Director’s Chair received an honourable mention. Handing out the top prize, the jury said that Wishful Filming invites reflection on what it means to work and be a worker, and it shows the...

A new EU-OSHA report shows a significant rise in non-fatal accidents in health and social care over the past decade, reinforcing its status as one of the high-risk sectors for workplace accidents. The report provides an overview of accident trends and examines the most common types, offering prevention measures at technical, organisational and individual level. It also includes...

EU-OSHA kicks off the Healthy Workplaces Summit 2025 in Bilbao, bringing together over 400 occupational safety and health professionals, policymakers, social partners, and EU-OSHA’s Focal Point network to explore how digitalisation is transforming work. Across two days of debates, expert sessions, and virtual reality experiences, participants examine the impact of AI...