Directive 2009/104/EC – use of work equipment
Background Directive 2009/104/EC of 16 September 2009 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work is a single directive within the scope of the OSH Framework Directive. The Directive codifies and...
New on OSHwiki: behind the scenes of psychosocial risks in the audiovisual sector
Long working hours, tight deadlines and job insecurity are just some of the challenges facing workers in the audiovisual sector. A new OSHwiki article explores how demanding working conditions in film, television, radio and digital media can affect workers...
Start your career as an EU-OSHA trainee!
Are you an enthusiastic graduate looking to kick-start your career at a European Agency dedicated to promoting safe, healthy and productive workplaces? EU-OSHA is seeking talented candidates to join the Agency for a paid six-month traineeship at its...
New OiRA tools strengthen workplace safety in Belgium and Lithuania
New Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools are now available to help businesses and healthcare organisations identify occupational risks and improve workplace safety and health. In Lithuania, six new tools developed by the State Labour...
OSH Barometer expands with new insights on workplace accidents and workers’ health
The OSH Barometer, EU-OSHA’s interactive data visualisation tool on occupational safety and health, now features two new data sections. Explore fatal and non-fatal work accidents across sectors within each EU country — or across all EU countries by sector...
Managing flood risks: new EU guidance for occupational safety and health
As climate change increases the intensity of extreme weather events such as floodings, it creates new hazards and intensifies existing risks for workers’ safety and health. Recent events, including the severe flooding in the Spanish region of Valencia in...
Flood risks at work: practical guidance on preparedness for safe and resilient small businesses
This EU guidance offers practical recommendations for risk assessment, emergency planning, worker protection and recovery from flooding related to extreme weather events and climate change. Checklists outline measures aimed at ensuring worker safety...
Flood risks at work and their implications for occupational safety and health
This discussion paper explains why flooding and extreme weather events related to climate change have become an emerging occupational safety and health risk to which small businesses are particularly vulnerable. Information gathered from SMEs shows a clear...
From launch to action for mental health: #EUhealthyworkplaces 26 - 28 takes off!
On 13 October 2026, EU-OSHA launched its Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2026 - 28: “Together for mental health at work”. The campaign seeks to make the systematic prevention of psychosocial risks part of everyday workplace health and safety management. Missed...
Healthy Workplaces Film Award 2026 goes to Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion
A veces me entra tristeza, otras veces rebelión (Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion) by María Aparicio (Argentina, Spain, 2026) has won the Healthy Workplaces Film Award 2026. The award, presented at Doclisboa, recognises films that raise awareness of...