The guidelines are a manual for all parties who deal with equipment and protective systems in potentially explosive atmospheres and who are affected by Directive 2014/34/EU, commonly referred to as the ATEX ("Atmosphères explosibles") "product" directive. The ATEX Directive carries specific obligations for the person (natural or legal) who makes products available on the market and/or puts products into service, be it the manufac

Taking care of your health and safety in nail bars and salons
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This HSA guidance informs workers in nail bars about the potential risks and gives details of preventive measures. 
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in Ireland has published guidance on chemical health and safety in nail bars. It carried out inspections and found that workers in nail bars are putting their health in danger because of a poor understanding of the risks associated with handling certain chemicals.

The event took place on 18 October 2017 at the A+A 2017 Safety, Security and Health at Work — International Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. It was jointly organised by EU-OSHA, the German network of regional labour inspectorates (LASI)...

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No Time to Lose campaign
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The 'No Time to Lose' campaign of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) focuses on one of the most serious occupational health issues facing industry today — managing carcinogenic exposures at work. The campaign highlights important workplace carcinogens: diesel engine exhaust fumes, respirable crystalline silica, asbestos and solar radiation. IOSH created content and messaging for their target audiences to provide them with information on occupational cancer and to support better management of carcinogenic exposures.

DEKRA - contrôle technique des gaz d’échappement
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The manager of a car repair shop realised that his workers were at a risk of exposure to diesel and gasoline exhaust fumes. The walls of the workshop were black with diesel soot and the workshop was polluted. He was well aware that such exposure to exhaust fumes posed a risk to his workers' health and his own health, and to the business. He contacted CRAMIF (the French statutory social security organisation for the Paris region) to ask for support in improving the working conditions.

Sustitución de solventes carcinogénicos y neurotóxicos utilizados en el tratamiento de pieles para calzados
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A process to substitute hazardous products with less hazardous ones was initiated by the safety and health representatives of a footwear manufacturing company in a region of Spain with an important footwear manufacturing industry. They involved the labour inspectorate and the Union Institute of Work, Environment and Health (ISTAS) in this process. The substitution was initiated because several workers were affected by a series of health problems including  vomiting, dizziness and headaches, and epileptic seizures.