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Publication tagged with "OiRA + Risk assessment"
How can micro and small enterprises (MSEs) embark on a long-term sustainable risk assessment path? Let’s learn about it from France! New research reveals the advantages of OiRA as a risk assessment method preferred by French establishments. OiRA, which stands for Online interactive Risk Assessment, enables the creation of sectoral risk assessment tools by EU member states...
OiRA, the Online interactive Risk Assessment project is now close to reaching 330 sectoral tools in various EU languages. From agriculture to social care, road transport or performance-related industries, more than 50 OiRA tools are under development, thanks...
Agriculture is among the most dangerous job sectors in Europe. Farmers are exposed to a wide range of risks such as accidents involving machinery and livestock, handling of pesticides and other chemicals, vibration and noise, exposition to a wide variety of...
The Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) community has grown to 18 national partners with a new Member State on board, Hungary. The Hungarian Ministry of Technology and Industry has put in place an action plan which includes the development of 5 OiRA tools covering new sectors and the adaptation of 5 existing ones in line with Hungarian legislation. Wide media coverage is...
From severe cuts while using sharp tools and machinery to long-term repetitive hand motions and lifting heavy items, butchers are exposed them to serious occupational safety and health risks. Our national partners in Cyprus*, Greece*, Slovenia* and France*...
Slips, trips and falls, loading and unloading heavy bags, noise, ammonia odour and flour dust… these are just few of the dominant hazards that affect bakers’ safety and health. Eight Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools for this sector help...
Imagine any enterprise empowered to assess safety and health risks in a quick and easy way: a newly released generic Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool offers this opportunity for free. It can help any business, no matter what the activity sector, build a robust preventive action plan to maintain a safe and healthy working environment for its employees. The new risk...
Topic of this year’s e-tools networking event was the use of digital technology, especially wearables, for Risk Assessment in the context of Occupational Safety and Health. Four speakers were invited to introduce the topic and present examples used...
Manufacturing processes involve a large number of hazards. Working with heavy machinery, in confined spaces and with dangerous substances … all take their toll on manufacturing workers. 27 Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools in different EU...
Owners, management personnel and safety technicians from hotels in the Crete region benefit from an online training session on 5 December dedicated to the OiRA (Online interactive Risk Assessment) programme and tools. Organised by our national focal point in...
The Department of Tourism Management of the University of West Attica, in cooperation with the Greek national focal point, provides an online OiRA (Online interactive Risk Assessment) training seminar for students and teaching personnel on 29 November 2022...
Shop workers are vulnerable at work as they face a number of safety and health risks caused by repetitive motions, reaching, heavy lifting, long periods of standing, slips and trips, and aggression from customers. To help workplaces identify and manage such...
Given the importance of improving the working conditions of hairdressers and barbers, our Portuguese focal point host a webinar on 10 November to address ways to prevent work-related illnesses and accidents in these workplaces. Participants also discuss...
The processes used in the leather tanning industry involve exposure to a wide range of chemicals that affect workers’ health. To address this, the EU sectoral social dialogue partners COTANCE and industriAll have developed an online tool, which has been...
From moving heavy weights, to dealing with demanding clients and working long hours, there are many occupational risk for the workers in sports and recreation industry that may affect their safety and health. To protect workers, five Online interactive Risk...
Live performance venues and production environments are associated with a wide range of occupational safety and health risks related to equipment, chemicals and activities. Working at heights, in confined spaces, exposure to excess noise, to chemical and...
Today, thousands of companies across Europe rely on more than 320 free-of-charge online interactive risk assessment (OiRA) tools to manage occupational safety and health (OSH) risks and protect their workers. A committed community of 17 national and 17 EU sectoral social partners is behind the success of this unique European initiative. And while risk assessment through OiRA...
As part of the Flanders Expo, the Green Fair presents an ideal opportunity to present the new OiRA tools for floriculture developed by our Belgian partners. After an introduction by the deputy in charge of agriculture of East-Flanders, the necessity of a tool...