EU-OSHA and its partner network are eager to celebrate the 2022 edition of the European Week for Safety and Health at Work. Taking place from 24 to 28 October, this will be the last European Week of the current Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load...
From early education centres to universities and driving schools, the education sector can be stressful and cause a deterioration of mental and physical well-being. While education may not be considered the most ‘at risk’ occupation sector in terms...
More than four out of ten workers (44%) say that their work stress has increased as a result of the pandemic, according to EU-OSHA’s workers’ survey OSH Pulse – occupational safety and health in post-pandemic workplaces. EU-OSHA publishes the survey...
New research published by EU-OSHA finds evidence for an association between psychosocial risk factors and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Drawing on the latest European data on the impact of mental wellbeing, researchers review how psychosocial...
Today, thousands of companies across Europe rely on more than 320 free-of-charge online interactive risk assessment (OiRA) tools to manage occupational safety and health (OSH) risks and protect their workers. A committed community of 17 national and...
On 28 September 2022, the European Commission adopts a communication and puts forward a legislative proposal on the protection of workers from the risks related to asbestos exposure at work, amending the Asbestos at Work Directive 2009/148/EC. It...
