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19/09/2019

OSH seminar and Good Practice Awards Ceremony in the focus of EU-OSHA Executive Director’s visit to Slovenia

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On 19 and 20 September, Dr Christa Sedlatschek meets in Ljubljana with the Minister and other representatives of the Slovenian Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. Dr Sedlatschek takes part in a seminar dedicated to...

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19/09/2019

EU - ECHA - Advice on how to comply with NMP restriction

The European chemicals agency has published advice for industrial users on how to comply with the restriction requirements on 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). NMP is a reproductive toxicant (may damage the unborn child), it causes serious eye and skin...

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18/09/2019

OSH e-tools in the policy context

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How to encourage occupational safety and health (OSH) policy-makers to integrate e-tools into OSH strategies, policies, and practices? How can e-tools become long-term and sustainable solutions for improving OSH? These are one of the main discussion...

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17/09/2019

The future of safety in a digitalised world is the main theme of WOS 2019

The 10th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work – WOS 2019 takes place between 23 and 26 September in Vienna. Key speakers from EU-OSHA will deliver presentations on the principal topics with an accent on occupational safety...

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12/09/2019

The third European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks is underway!

Fieldwork for ESENER-3 has been completed in August. Over 45,000 establishments across all business size classes and activity sectors have been interviewed in 33 European countries. The first analysis of the main results will be published before the...

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12/09/2019

Call for abstracts open for the 4th Francophone congress on work-related MSDs

The congress that takes place on 25 – 27 March 2020 in the Tunisian town of Hammamet, will be largely focused on the latest scientific advances on MSDs. It aims to facilitate new forms of cooperation, bringing together academic institutions and...

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12/09/2019

Forthcoming course about the role of labour inspection in the age of digitalization

An occupational safety and health (OSH) course organised by NIVA will look into cognitive and other aspects of the digitalization of work with specific focus on the roles of labour inspection services and employers in contributing to sound work...

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05/09/2019

First European examination in Occupational Medicine

The first European examination in Occupational Medicine, which will be held in January 2020 in Brussels, is developed and organised by the UEMS section of Occupational Medicine. The aim of the exams is to set a common, high standard of knowledge...

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04/09/2019

Occupational Safety Poster Competition took place in Poland

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Depression , the leading cause of disability worldwide, was the theme of this year’s occupational safety poster competition organized by the Polish national focal point . According to Eurostat, 7 % of the European Union population reported having...

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22/08/2019

Rethinking Higher Education: Inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals

Universities have an important part to play towards creating a sustainable society. This year, a global conference put focus on the integration of the UN’s Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) into higher education “Rethinking Higher...