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October 2024
Occupational Safety and Health News – Europe
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High mental health toll on EU health and social care workers during COVID-19
Discover the true impact of COVID-19 on frontline health and social care staff in a comprehensive new report. The research reveals that 37% of health and social care workers experienced anxiety, 33% faced depression, and 38% suffered burnout. This...
Digitalisation, psychosocial risks, and workplace wellbeing: insights for World Mental Health Day
EU-OSHA marks World Mental Health Day by publishing a report and policy brief on the impact of digitalisation on workers’ mental health. The use of digital technologies at work is associated with psychosocial risks like cognitive overload, job...
Ensuring safety and health in the era of remote and hybrid work
One third of employees in the EU now work remotely ( OSH Pulse 2022 ), highlighting the need to adapt occupational safety and health (OSH) standards to address new challenges. Find out more in the new key focus of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign on...
EU funding programmes on workplace safety and health: a new guide
Looking for funding opportunities to support occupational safety and health (OSH) activities? Our guide can help! The guide provides essential information on how European funding works and presents programmes relevant for OSH. It introduces...
Healthy Workplaces Campaign
> Mark your calendars: the European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2024 is coming!
Get ready for a week full of action! From October 21-25, the European Week for Safety and...
National Focal Points in action
> Addressing emerging risks, psychosocial issues and burnout prevention in Poland
> A focus on digital transformation and legislative updates in Czechia
OiRA - Online interactive Risk Assessment
> Ensuring OSH comes with the daily bread by using OiRA
We all enjoy the smell of freshly baked goods, but did you know that flour is a hazardous...OSHwiki
> OSHwiki article in the spotlight: Platform work and safety and health
Platform work is one of the fastest-growing employment forms in the EU, with over 28...
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EU-OSHA's Executive Director William Cockburn discusses key transitions in safety and health at work
Good occupational safety and health (OSH) standards could save up to 3% of GDP, according to EU-OSHA's Executive Director, William Cockburn. In his statement ahead of the Global Initiative for Safety and Health at Work (GISHW) , Cockburn highlighted...
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> Charting the path to safety and health: ESENER survey fieldwork completed
We are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of fieldwork for the latest edition...
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