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October 2026
Occupational Safety and Health News – Europe
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Healthy Workplaces Campaign launch: improving mental health for workers in the EU starts here
Nearly half (45 %) of workers in the EU face risks for their mental health at work. Action is needed. Today in Brussels, EU-OSHA launches its EU-wide Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2026-28: together for mental health at work to help employers prevent, assess and manage psychosocial risks at work...
From worker participation to digitalisation: explore ESENER trends over time
Discover the updated ESENER data visualisation tool, now with comparisons across the 2014, 2019 and 2024 survey editions. The latest data highlights several clear trends: fewer workplaces are reporting worker involvement in measures to tackle psychosocial risks, and labour inspectorate visits...
Climate change and OSH: unequal risks across sectors and occupations
EU-OSHA’s new discussion paper reviews the effects of climate change on occupational safety and health (OSH) and its unequal impacts on different workforce groups. Findings show that climate change is already affecting OSH across the EU through increased injuries, adverse health outcomes and...
Healthy Workplaces Campaign
Become an Official Campaign Partner: drive action to improve mental health at work
Our Campaign Partnership Offer launches today! A chance for your organisation to join other European and international companies that share a commitment to promoting good mental health at work. Psychosocial risks affect workplaces across all sectors. Working together to find solutions that...
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OiRA - Online interactive Risk Assessment
Is your office safe and healthy? Ask OiRA
Well-designed workstations and balanced workloads are prerequisites for productive and healthy work. To help make these part of everyday office practice, a new Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool has been developed specifically for offices. The tool guides businesses through a step...
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Safer and healthier workplaces can help tackle labour shortages
Labour shortages persist across many occupations that are essential to Europe’s economy and its green and digital transitions. Cedefop and EU-OSHA highlight an important part of the solution: improving job quality, including occupational safety and health (OSH). Many shortage occupations, from...
Open calls for tenders
New call for tenders for the provision of ICT services
We are launching a new call for tenders for the provision of the following specialised ICT services: project management support, Plone maintenance and Microsoft maintenance and developments. The successful contractor will support EU-OSHA with the implementation, maintenance, evolution and...
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Preventing psychosocial risks in Europe: strategies, legislation and lessons from practice
This comparative report examines psychosocial risk prevention across five European countries, analysing strategies, legislation and sectoral and company level initiatives. It highlights how social dialogue, tailored tools, training, risk assessment and organisational culture contribute to...
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Know the risk. Prevent the exposure.
11 new factsheets have recently been published by the Roadmap on Carcinogens to help workers, employers and OSH professionals recognise cancer-causing hazards at work and take practical steps to reduce exposure. With key information on 45 carcinogens and carcinogenic processes available in 15...
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EU-OSHA is looking for experts on dangerous substances
We have launched a new call for expression of interest to create a list of external scientific experts in the field of dangerous substances. They will support EU-OSHA in preparatory work, including data-related activities, for its scientific and technical work. Their expertise will cover areas...
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Inspiring stories compete for the Healthy Workplaces Film Award
The shortlist for the Healthy Workplaces Film Award is now available: Vent du matin (The Morning Wind), Cláudia Ribeiro, Portugal, 2026 Geografiyata e Sadba (Geography Is Destiny), Rayna Teneva, Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, 2026 Kurtág töredékek (Kurtág Fragments), Dénes Nagy, Hungary, 2026 What...
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