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14/02/2020

‘Buy quiet’ helps companies to tackle noise hazards at work - French version now available

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Occupational noise can have major negative effects on health as it causes hearing damage and deafness, stress, poor productivity, and interferes with communication. A practical guide for buyers of machineries raises awareness of the risks related to...

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12/02/2020

European Commission encourages Member States to ratify the violence and harassment convention

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The European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Decision allowing Member States to take forward the process of ratifying the Convention on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work . This is the first international...

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12/02/2020

OSHwiki: Impact assessment of occupational safety and health policy

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Impact assessments allow policy makers to make informed choices on whether or not to implement a policy intervention and select an appropriate policy instrument. An OSHwiki article describes the process, key methodologies and tools used in impact...

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11/02/2020

A decade of cancer research at the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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Over the last years, investigators at the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have published over 50 epidemiologic studies on workplace-related cancer. The role of NIOSH in occupational cancer research has helped...

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10/02/2020

New report focusing on telework and ICT-based mobile work published by Eurofound

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Eurofound's new report Telework and ICT-based mobile work: Flexible working in the digital age analyses the employment and working conditions of people with telework and ICT-based mobile work (TICTM) arrangements, focusing on how it affects their...

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07/02/2020

Lisbon Addictions conference 2019: The use of cognitive enhancers in the workplace and the implications for OSH

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In the context of an increasingly competitive society and working environment, the use of performance-enhancing drugs is expected to grow in the future while the long-term consequences are still unknown. This scenario was further explored at the...

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06/02/2020

Prevention of workplace heat stress in the scope of Horizon 2020 research project

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An EU funded research programme, Heat-Shield is addressing the negative health and productivity effects caused by working in the heat. The project looks into how heat stress affects workers' health and productivity, the signs and symptoms of heat...

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06/02/2020

OiRA introduced in the legislation of Croatia

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The use of Online Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools is now embedded in the Croatian legislation , which makes OiRA officially recognised in the country. Croatia is the most recent OiRA partner who joined the community in 2016. Two years later, the...

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05/02/2020

Osteoporosis and fragility fractures policy toolkit just published

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The Health Policy Partnership (HPP) launched a resource for European policymakers: Osteoporosis and fragility fractures: a policy toolkit. It is focused on fracture and falls prevention and underlines that this must include European-level...

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31/01/2020

OSH practitioners invited to a course on substitution of dangerous substances at work

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Practitioners from enterprises dealing with chemicals and dangerous substances, labour inspectorates, environmental authorities and academia from different disciplines, are encouraged to enrol in a training organised by NIVA education on Alternative...

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‘Buy quiet’ helps companies to tackle noise hazards at work - French version now available

European Commission encourages Member States to ratify the violence and harassment convention

OSHwiki: Impact assessment of occupational safety and health policy

A decade of cancer research at the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

New report focusing on telework and ICT-based mobile work published by Eurofound

Lisbon Addictions conference 2019: The use of cognitive enhancers in the workplace and the implications for OSH

Prevention of workplace heat stress in the scope of Horizon 2020 research project

OiRA introduced in the legislation of Croatia

Osteoporosis and fragility fractures policy toolkit just published

OSH practitioners invited to a course on substitution of dangerous substances at work

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