Publication tagged with "Good OSH is good for business + Microenterprises + Risk assessment"
Get ready to meet the first wave of ‘Safe and healthy work in the digital age’ campaign partners. These organisations, from both private and public sectors, are actively working to put humans at the centre of digitalisation in the workplace and ensure this message reaches all corners of Europe. Do you think your organisation is a good fit? Official campaign partners gain...
6 media initiatives from around the world have been recognized for their good practices and innovative approach in promoting occupational safety and health (OSH) in this year’s International Media Festival for Prevention (IMFP) awards. The winners were...
Visits to the veterinarian are essential to keep our four-legged friends fit. In turn, workers in the sector also need to rely on healthy and safe workplaces. Some occupational hazards associated with veterinary activities are exposure to biological and...
Organised in collaboration with our national focal points, the Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards commend all types of organisations across Europe showcasing innovative approaches that promote worker wellbeing. The good practice examples should actively prevent occupational safety and health risks related to the introduction of digital technologies at work. Following the...
EU-OSHA's Belgian focal point, SPF Emploi, Travail et Concertation Sociale – FOD Werkgelegenheid, Arbeid en Sociaal Overleg , is commemorating a decade of successful implementation of Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools in the country with a...
A new Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool will facilitate the assessment of occupational safety and health (OSH) risks in beauty salons and institutes in Portugal. The tool will be presented at a webinar organised by our Portuguese focal point...
While ensuring security of people, merchandise and properties, private security guards are exposed to numerous occupational risks. Workers in this sector report experiencing a high degree of work interruptions, extended periods of static sitting, risks of...
Ioannina becomes the capital of safety and health at work in Greece on 6 November. Local workers and employers learn about the fundamental principles of OSH along with information about the national occupational safety and health (OSH) system and legislation...
The current EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027 builds on previous strategies that have seen substantial improvements in occupational safety and health (OSH) that achieved an overall reduction of about 70% in OSH-related fatal...
In Greece, our national focal point Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs , in cooperation with the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, is training chemical engineering students. During a workshop, students...
A seminar hosted by Slovakia’s National Labour Inspectorate / Národný inšpektorát práce took place in the town of Žilina to promote risk assessment practices and the use of Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools . Experts from the University of Žilina...
A new research project to understand how Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools are used in more EU countries is underway. After a successful study in France , EU-OSHA is now focusing on Lithuania and Cyprus. The study involves qualitative interviews...
With telework being very common after the pandemic, a new Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool can now assist both employers and teleworkers in creating safer and healthier workspaces at home. The OiRA tool on telework is not sector-specific. Regardless of your business, you can easily put it to use. It supports employers by generating policy-based risk statements...
Woodworking and carpentry are sectors going along with high-risks. Workers are exposed to mechanical risks stemming for example from falling trees and dealing with heavy machinery. However the list of risks is much longer including aa variety of chemical risks...
Mining and quarrying can be dangerous occupations. Hazards associated include operating high-risk, heavy machinery, loud noises, exposure to dust, explosions and fires. It is essential and legally required for employers in this sector (and in all others) to...
Waste management is essential for healthy cities, but people working in this sector experience multiple occupational risks . From exposure to chemical substances and biological agents to facing vibrations, noise and mechanical hazards. Working in the sector is...
Workers in the information and communication sector face multiple risks such as working with chemicals, ergonomic risks such as moving of heavy loads and much more. They are also facing plenty of psychosocial risks due, for instance, to tight deadlines and...
As a part of its research programme to improve compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations , EU-OSHA has explored the potential of supply chains — the relationships between buyers and sellers — to promote OSH. Expanding the research scope beyond traditional employment relationships, the potential of market-based practices to enhance working conditions has...