EU week for safety and health at work: together, we can prevent psychosocial risks
The European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2026 will take place from 19 – 24 October. It highlights the importance of building sustainable workplaces across Europe that protect workers and help organisations succeed. This EU Week also marks the...
Supporting workplace health promotion for workers in Slovenian small businesses
This case study describes a workplace health promotion programme for small and medium-sized enterprises in western Slovenia. Tailored interventions such as online tools, workshops and management support aimed to improve work engagement, working conditions...
Work-related cardiovascular disease prevention: regulations, policies, strategies and initiatives
The report reviews selected European and international policies, strategies and programmes on work-related cardiovascular diseases. It also explores key occupational risk factors that shape cardiovascular health at work and analyses prevention, return-to...
The heart of the matter: new resources on cardiovascular health at work
Cardiovascular diseases account for 1.71 million deaths each year in the EU. They are also the second most common cause of work-related fatalities. As part of EU-OSHA’s large-scale research programme on the subject, a series of new publications analyse...
Accreditation scheme promotes workplace health to prevent cardiovascular disease
This programme promotes workplace health to prevent cardiovascular disease and chronic illness. Through an accreditation scheme, it offers certification to incentivise companies. The scheme also provides a manual of good practices on nutrition, physical...
Fit2work in Austria: supporting return to work after illness
This programme helps workers affected by illness or disability to return to work. It provides counselling, case management and company-level reintegration support. It aims to prevent the negative employment impacts of chronic disease, including job loss...
Cardiovascular disease prevention for farmers through workplace health checks
The ‘Farmers have Hearts’ programme seeks to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease among farmers in Ireland by providing mobile health checks at livestock marts, agricultural shows and agri-branches. Participating farmers have a confidential medical...
Work-related cardiovascular diseases: policies for prevention, return to work and retention at work
The policy brief examines European and international policies and initiatives that address work-related cardiovascular diseases, with a focus on occupational risk factors and measures for prevention, return to work and retention at work. It identifies gaps...
Summary - Work-related cardiovascular disease prevention: regulations, policies, strategies and initiatives
The report reviews selected European and international policies, strategies and programmes on work-related cardiovascular diseases. It also explores key occupational risk factors that shape cardiovascular health at work and analyses prevention, return-to...
Work-related cardiovascular disease: Dutch guidance on prevention and return to work
This case study explores Dutch occupational health guidance on ischaemic heart disease, work capacity and return to work. Developed by the Netherlands Society of Occupational Medicine (NVAB), it focuses on the integrated assessment of clinical recovery...