Publication tagged with "COVID-19 + Health and social care + Oshwiki"
Biological risks are a major global problem in the workplace and the COVID-19 pandemic has only highlighted the need for a more comprehensive understanding of the biological risks at work. In 2022, over 550,000 deaths were caused by biological risk factors...
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...
Providing economically sustainable and high-quality healthcare services through the maintenance of a healthy and resilient workforce is a key priority for countries everywhere. This is challenging as the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed new vulnerabilities of...
Did you know that there are over 20 Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools available in Lithuania , covering a wide range of sectors such as construction, cleaning services, manufacturing or motor vehicles, among others? An event taking place on 3...
Over one in ten workers in the EU is employed in the health and social care sector , which covers occupations like medical and residential care as well as social work. Psychosocial risks are particularly common in the sector, including high workloads, third-party violence, irregular working hours and high emotional job demands. These can impact both workers' mental and physical...
EU-OSHA welcomes the new European social dialogue committee for social services and looks forward to working with the EU sectoral social partners, specifically in the framework of the “ Health and social care sector and OSH ” research project. The new...
OSHwiki brings attention to a critical occupational health and safety topic with its latest featured article: Heat at Work: Guidance for Workplaces . As temperatures rise, the risk of heat-related illnesses becomes a pressing concern. The article provides...
The arrival of Covid-19 has brought increased attention to the existing dangers in workplaces for people employed in the human health care and social work sector.The sector’s main risks are biological, chemical and physical and also psychosocial due to issues...
Our new thematic web section on the Health and social care sector and occupational safety and health (OSH) has now been published! It provides an introduction to the ongoing research on how to achieve safe and healthy workplaces for professionals in the sector. The section will compile the key findings of EU-OSHA’s research project on ‘Health and social care and OSH’. It will...
New guidance from the European Commission offers essential advice for both employers and workers on how to manage exposure to hazardous medicinal products (HMPs). HMPs may cause carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic (CMR) effects in workers exposed to them...
Students and teaching personnel from the Department of Public and Community Health – School of Public Health of the University of West Attica in Athens will soon have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in occupational safety and health (OSH). During a...
Assessing the most effective strategies for Labour Inspector activities to ensure occupational safety and health (OSH) is subject to much debate and centres on two key areas of research. The first involves how Inspectorates should best deploy their limited...
Time pressure, prolonged sitting, loud noise and dealing with difficult pupils and parents – workers in education are daily exposed to a range of significant musculoskeletal and psychosocial risk factors, an ESENER study reveals. The need for a stronger occupational safety and health (OSH) management response in the sector brings together on 26 April EU-OSHA experts, European...