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Can we ensure safe and healthy workplaces amid climate change? Seminar in Greece

Event Details

City
Agrinio
Country
Greece
Organisation
Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Date

10/11/2025

Description

An event organised in Agrinio, Greece, focuses on the occupational safety and health (OSH) and productivity challenges posed by climate change, highlighting the risks associated with rising temperatures and heatwaves and presenting prevention measures across sectors.

Hosted by our Greek focal point, Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the participants examine EU and national strategies for managing OSH under changing climatic conditions, including findings from EU-OSHA's OSH Pulse 2025 survey. The new Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool ‘Heat and Cold’ to monitor and prevent heat-related risks is also tested.

The activity concludes with a screening of the Napo film ‘Too Hot to Work’, serving as a reminder that prevention and adaptation are essential to protect workers in this context.

Speakers:

  • Dr. Konstantakopoulos Ioannis, PhD, Mining & Metallurgy Engineer, member of the Management Board of EU-OSHA and Head of the Department of the National Focal Point & OSH Promotion Policies (National Focal Point of EU-OSHA), Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Security - Directorate for Safety & Health at Work.  
  • Dr. Gourzoulidis Georgios, PhD, Medical Physicist, Department of the Center for OSH Research and OSH Measurements for the Determination of the Detrimental OSH Factors, Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Security - Directorate for Safety & Health at Work.