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17/01/2020

Making women visible in occupational health and safety

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The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) published a resource on integrating gender into workplace health and safety. It provides a brief outline of the problem,...

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16/01/2020

Open call for tender for a qualitative follow-up study of ESENER 2019

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EU-OSHA launched a call for tender for the delivery of a qualitative follow-up study of the ESENER 2019 - the third European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks. The study will provide EU-OSHA with information on the factors that are...

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16/01/2020

Upcoming recruitment for the position of Project Manager at EU-OSHA

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Are you interested to work for EU-OSHA? Are you keen to apply and further develop your expertise in the field of occupational safety and health? We are about to launch a call for application for the vacancy of Project Manager (CA FG IV) to join our...

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15/01/2020

OSHwiki: Health risks and prevention practices during handling of fumigated containers

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Transport of goods by freight containers is used all over the world. More than 600 million container units are filled, shipped and stripped annually. What do we know about the containers that arrive in European ports with respect to fumigant...

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15/01/2020

Musculoskeletal health of hairdressers: understanding the risks and looking at prevention strategies

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Hairdressers are a group of workers whose working ability and health condition may be affected by specific occupational activities. Their daily tasks (cutting, dying, etc.) require frequent bending and twisting of the back, the adoption of static...

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15/01/2020

EU-OSHA at the LIFE Platform meeting on Chemicals & Indicator Workshop

Lothar Lieck, Senior Project Manager, EU-OSHA

One of EU-OSHA’s challenging objectives is to contribute to the implementation of the legislation of Chemical Agents Directive in the European workplaces for the substitution of dangerous substances and reduction of exposure, said EU-OSHA Senior...

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14/01/2020

Environment-friendly offices for sustainable workplaces

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EU-OSHA promotes green initiatives to support the creation of healthier and more sustainable workplaces. The Agency has already implemented many actions within its premises, such as using energy-efficient electrical appliances, waste recycling, eco-...

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14/01/2020

Launch of low value procurement procedures for the development of OiRA tools in 5 Member States

EU-OSHA is planning to launch a series of low value negotiated procurements in the forthcoming weeks for the development of OiRA tools in Portugal, Malta, Cyprus, Lithuania and Greece. The tools cover sectors like car repair, construction, horeca...

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13/01/2020

E-tools for occupational safety and health in the policy context

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In September 2019, EU-OSHA hosted a seminar in Bilbao to discuss OSH e-tools in the policy context. The presentations and conclusions are now available. The main objectives of the seminar were to share information and experiences about the...

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08/01/2020

Forthcoming course about the Economics of Occupational Safety and Health

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An occupational safety and health (OSH) course organised by NIVA will provide participants with methodological skills and practical capabilities to undertake and evaluate economic analyses on OSH issues. Amongst other objectives, the course aims to...

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Making women visible in occupational health and safety

Open call for tender for a qualitative follow-up study of ESENER 2019

Upcoming recruitment for the position of Project Manager at EU-OSHA

OSHwiki: Health risks and prevention practices during handling of fumigated containers

Musculoskeletal health of hairdressers: understanding the risks and looking at prevention strategies

EU-OSHA at the LIFE Platform meeting on Chemicals & Indicator Workshop

Environment-friendly offices for sustainable workplaces

Launch of low value procurement procedures for the development of OiRA tools in 5 Member States

E-tools for occupational safety and health in the policy context

Forthcoming course about the Economics of Occupational Safety and Health

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