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09/08/2017

Experiences of arrangements for health, safety and welfare in the global container terminal industry

A report submitted to the IOSH Research Committee discusses the health and safety arrangements in container terminals operated by national and global logistics companies in several countries. The research was co-funded with the International...

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08/08/2017

Study finds high heels and MSDs link

New research has strengthened the link between dress codes requiring women to wear high-heeled shoes for work and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The research by academics at the University of Aberdeen and published in BMC Public Health , is...

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28/07/2017

People-Centred Prevention Strategies on OSH to be analysed at the XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work

This symposium, organized by ENETOSH will take place in the scope of the XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work on 5 September. Acting as an expert group, the participants will analyse key-factors of the new approach to people-centred...

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28/07/2017

Health, safety and security at work event during the A+A trade forum in Düsseldorf, Germany

A+A in October 2017 will once again be the largest international trade forum for safety, security and health at work. For the first time, NRW.International, partner of the Enterprise Europe Network, will organise a 2-day event in the field of health...

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27/07/2017

EU-OSHA is hiring a Head of Unit Resource and Service Centre (AD 10)

We are currently looking for a candidate with a solid background in administration and resource management to lead a unit of approximately 12 staff members. As a member of the Agency’s management group, the jobholder will oversee all aspects of...

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20/07/2017

A new OSHwiki article highlights the risks and hazards of process-generated contaminants

Process-generated contaminants can be generated as emissions from combustion processes, abrasion and/or other processes that physically or chemically degrade or otherwise modify the starting material(s), e.g. degradation/composting of organic...

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19/07/2017

Trade union strategies to prevent, manage and eliminate work-place harassment and violence against women

A report produced as part of the ‘Safe at Home, Safe at Work’ Project of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) draws together evidence collected from interviews carried out as part of 11 detailed country case studies of European-level...

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17/07/2017

The XXI World Congress on Safety and Health approaches

The XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work — with the motto "A Global Vision of Prevention" — will be held in Singapore on 3-6 September 2017. This global OSH forum has been chosen to present the results of a joint project on developing...

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12/07/2017

EU: ECHA Enforcement forum inspection campaign on substances subject to authorisation

REACH inspectors find that not all companies are complying with authorisation requirements. Inspectors in 17 European countries have checked compliance with the authorisation obligations under REACH for the use and placing on the market of 13...

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06/07/2017

DE - BAuA factsheet on dust exposures at work

Dust is almost everywhere but is often not recognised as a hazard for health. But dust can have severe health consequences. Year after year around 6,000 cases of disorders of the respiratory tract caused by dust are recognized as occupational...

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