The video is part of the Baltic information campaign on hazardous substances (BaltInfoHaz) entitled 'Think before use!'. It is an animated language-free video. The video is part of the Baltic information campaign on hazardous substances (BaltInfoHaz) entitled 'Think before use!'. It is an animated language-free video. Cartoon figures use chemicals to affix linoleum to the floor and it is shown that the pets of the house owner, snails, suffer from the evaporating hazardous substances.

This short and illustrated guide contains key messages about risks from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) (incl. mercury and dust exposure) and gives short and easily understandable guidance on how to protect oneself. It is addressed to occupational safety workers in ASGM and can also be used as a training handbook.

Millions of people in the developing world depend on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) for their livelihoods. The present document is part of a World Health Organization (WHO) technical series on artisanal and small-scale gold mining and health developed in response to World Health Assembly Resolution 67.11. It seeks to inform ministries of public health of the roles they can play in supporting the implementation of the ASGM-related provisions of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

This practical guide provides an overview of the use of mercury in gold mining and discusses ways to minimise use and contact with mercury.

This report presents a comprehensive global overview of legal paint controls, merging the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) data and additional analysis. It is a comprehensive legal analysis of 128 countries conducted by legal researchers based on 29 legal indicators that examine the substantive and procedural aspects of lead paint controls. This analysis assesses legally binding controls applicable to all types of lead paint, including lead paint used in workplaces and industrial settings.

The overall objective of this document is to enhance the capacity of governments — but also of industry and the general public — to store and dispose mercury waste in an environmentally sound manner. The sourcebook aims to do so by providing information on commercially available storage and disposal technologies. This document addresses practical questions such as the following: What is mercury waste? Where is it generated? How can mercury waste be recovered and recycled? What options exist for storing and disposing of mercury waste?

The global chemicals outlook is a compilation of statistical information on the production and use of chemicals in all sectors and around the globe. It provides information on the (adverse) impacts of the use of chemicals (e.g. pollution, health and economic impacts) and to what extent the goals of the sustainable use of chemicals are met.

This report features cases from a variety of workplaces that demonstrate how a risk assessment process has led to a risk being identified and successfully eliminated or substantially reduced. The main aim of the report is to illustrate how risk elimination or risk reduction at source can be achieved at workplace level.

This report presents an update to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)'s previous research on gender issues at work, which found that inequality both inside and outside the workplace can have an effect on the health and safety of women at work.

The main aims of this report are to describe why and how risk assessment can and should cover the whole workforce, and to increase awareness among those responsible for and affected by safety and health at work — employers, employees, safety representatives and occupational safety and health (OSH) practitioners — about the importance of assessing the risks of ALL workers. The report contains several best practice examples and is aimed mainly at those who are responsible for carrying out risk assessments and/or are involved in the risk assessment process.