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Publication tagged with "OSH professionals"
The Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health (NIVA) is launching two new training courses for researchers, practitioners and specialists in the field of occupational health and safety (OSH): 1. Digitalization, Automation, AI and the Future...
Occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals and their practices have had to change with the times to remain relevant. A new discussion paper examines the role of prevention services in supporting compliance with OSH standards in the European Union. It identifies gaps in knowledge and key issues for professional practice in OSH, along with the challenges for policy and...
OSH professionals need a multidisciplinary background to successfully operate in the broad field of Occupational Safety and Health. The Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO) offers a wide range of online and face-to-face courses on...
Labour inspectorates through systems of sanctions and standardised measures are meant to support compliance with occupational safety and health requirements in the European Union. These systems involve on-site inspections by labour inspectors for monitoring and enforcing national laws as well as strategies related to preventing accidents and ill health in the workplace...
New OSH monitoring systems can track a wide variety of workplace risks using digital technologies to collect and analyse data. They help workers and OSH professionals manage these hazards, making workplaces safer. However, it is important to understand how...
If you are keen to learn how to prevent diseases and injuries caused by working conditions in developing countries, a training provided by the University of Bergen might be for you. This course offers an opportunity to explore the tasks and structure of...
Effective risk assessment is key to developing a safe and healthy workplace; however, micro and small enterprises (MSEs) can face numerous challenges. The Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBEA), together with the Greek national focal point, will...
The World Congress on Safety and Health at Work takes place from 27 - 30 November 2023 in Sydney, Australia, under the motto ‘Shape Change’. Co-hosted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Social Security Association (ISSA) and...
Each month, a multilingual compilation of online news about occupational safety and health (OSH) reaches thousands of subscribers across Europe through OSHmail, our e-newsletter. A warm thank you to all our subscribers for their trust, continuing interest in OSH and motivation to work together with us to promote safer and healthier workplaces in Europe. If you haven’t had the...
How can companies from across 30 activity sectors guarantee safe and healthy working conditions for their employees? Croatia has got the answer through the commitment of the national Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) partner, the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy. Car painters, florists and bakers,* are just three of the ten professions that...
Following the postponement of the XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, a virtual meeting about occupational safety and health (OSH) and COVID-19 is held on 5 and 6 October 2020.The event looks into a global action approach for resilient and sustainable workplaces through good governance and strong social dialogue. It also explores the relation among OSH, business...
Hilton hotel, Schiphol Amsterdam
The preliminary findings of a project commissioned by EU-OSHA in 2015-2017 were presented and discussed at a workshop on 10 October 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The project aimed to address the lack of knowledge and awareness of exposures to...
EU-OSHA premises - Santiago de Compostela, 12 - 48003 - Bilbao
On 11 June 2015, EU-OSHA hosted a seminar in Bilbao to discuss three review articles on the future of work. The main aim was to identify possible emerging risks or challenges for safety and health at work from crowdsourcing, the use of performance...
Radisson Blu Hotel, Rue du Fossé aux Loups 47 Wolvengracht B-1000, Brussels, Belgium
One of the objectives of the conference was to receive expert opinion and validate the main findings of the project by independent experts (Prof. Dr Paulien Bongers, Prof. Maria Albin, Prof. Juhani Ilmarinen, Prof. Stephen Bevan and Dr Irene...
European Parliament
The conference was organized in the context of the European Parliament’s pilot project on the health and safety of older workers on 2 December 2013, in the European Parliament.The overall objective of the project is to help inform policy developments...