Submissions are now open for the 2027 International Media Festival for Prevention (IMFP), which will take place as part of the World Congress on Safety & Health at Work in April 2027 in Dakar, Senegal.

The festival welcomes a wide range of multimedia formats, including films, music videos, websites, apps, and social media content, on safety and health at work produced from January 2023 onwards.

Participation is open to national and international organisations, enterprises, institutions, agencies, filmmakers, students, and individuals.

Deadline: 31 August 2026

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Margaret Kirby of the Health & Safety Review, EU-OSHA’s media partner based in Ireland, has recently published an article exploring the prevalence of stress and burnout among occupational safety and health (OSH) practitioners. The feature brings attention to what happens when the experts involved in supporting workers’ mental health experience these issues themselves.

To illustrate this, the article presents two case studies covering OSH professionals who have experienced these issues. In addition, it highlights a range of contributing factors to stress and burnout, including the demands placed on these practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic, the weight of responsibility for workers’ wellbeing and workplace safety, as well as the pressure linked to constantly evolving legislation and technologies. The broad scope of the role, often combined with limited time and resources, also contributes to these risks.

Along with these insights, the article proposes practical measures to prevent and manage these mental health issues, including initiatives like coaching and mentoring and the use of digital tools to better address psychosocial risks.

This topic is in line with EU-OSHA’s upcoming Healthy Workplaces Campaign ‘Together for mental health at work’, which will explore mental health and psychosocial risks in the workplace. The campaign will officially launch in October, with the first resources becoming available from April.

Read the article in PDF or access it on Health & Safety Review’s website (subscription only).

Behind scientific progress, research work often involves demanding conditions that can affect mental health and well-being. 

An OSHwiki article looks at the psychosocial risks faced by researchers, showing how insecurity, intense workloads and a highly competitive culture can shape daily working life in academia and research institutes.

The article also underlines the need for supportive workplaces, good management and stronger organisational action to protect researchers’ wellbeing. Research may be deeply rewarding, but that should not come at the cost of health. 

Read the full OSHwiki article Researchers and psychosocial risks