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Publication tagged with "Campaigns + Digitalisation"
The implementation of digital monitoring systems for occupational safety and health (OSH) like apps, cameras and wearables can make workplaces safer. Whether the objective is proactive (prevention) or reactive (mitigation), their success often hinges on the accuracy of the information they collect and analyse. It’s just as important to equip employers and workers with the...
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...
As the 2020-2022 Healthy Workplaces ‘Lighten the Load’ campaign draws to a close, EU-OSHA would like to thank its network of focal points and all other campaign partners across Europe for helping to make it such a success. Musculoskeletal disorders affect millions of workers, and together we have raised awareness of how they can be effectively prevented and managed. Plans are...
The development of a circular economy is key to the European Commission’s goal of making Europe climate neutral by 2050. Its implementation would have an effect on working conditions and occupational safety and health and challenges for OSH may vary in the...
As a consequence of the COVID-19 crisis, millions of workers across Europe and beyond have been required to stay home and work from there, making of teleworking a long-term possibility in many companies. Teleworking has helped businesses evolve and survive the...
Data collected by digital devices at the workplace can be used to make increase performance and make workplaces more productive and safe. But similarly, employers might use this data to invade privacy or make unfair decisions affecting their workers. This...
More than four out of ten workers (44%) say that their work stress has increased as a result of the pandemic, according to EU-OSHA’s workers’ survey OSH Pulse – occupational safety and health in post-pandemic workplaces. EU-OSHA publishes the survey findings to mark World Mental Health Day, on 10 October. They shine a light on mental and physical health stressors for workers...
