Publication tagged with "Emerging risks + Health and social care + Work-related cancer"
To help in the fight against occupational cancer, EU-OSHA conducted a Workers’ Exposure Survey on cancer risk factors (WES) in Europe. The goal is to better identify the risk factors at workplaces that can lead to the disease, providing current and comprehensive data that can be used for prevention, awareness-raising and policy-making. Thousands of workers in six EU Member...
Today, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) launches the first findings of the Workers’ Exposure Survey on cancer risk factors (WES) in Europe, conducted with thousands of workers in six EU Member States to provide accurate data that can contribute to the prevention of occupational cancer.
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...
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...
Smart digital systems have arrived to advance occupational safety and health (OSH). The use of technologies like artificial intelligence, wearables and augmented reality will be more and more widespread to ensure that workers are safe and fit. If you want to expand your knowledge on smart digital technologies, we are releasing three new policy briefs. Smart digital monitoring...