Publication tagged with "Riesgos emergentes + ESENER"

A workshop Alternative futures for the Circular Economy (CE) and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in 2040 – Cross-cutting implications and regional perspectives was organised by EU-OSHA together with Future Impacts. The event was part of the agency...

The Commission has published a call for evidence on the forthcoming Commission Communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health. The initiative, announced by President Ursula von der Leyen in the 2022 State of the Union address, as a follow up to the...

Technological developments, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, have radically transformed workplaces. We have just released new language versions of the discussion paper The future of working in a virtual environment and occupational safety and health. It...

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...

Surgical smoke occurs during surgery and is produced by the electrosurgical devices used to cut and dissect tissue. It contains a variety of chemical and biological substances, and may also transmit infections, which carry a number of potential risks for those...

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...

Maintaining a healthy and productive health and care workforce is essential to delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care to populations worldwide. A new report by the Qatar Foundation, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), in collaboration with...

EU-OSHA has recently launched a call for tender inviting bids for the preparation and implementation of the fourth European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER 2024). The survey will be carried out in a timely manner and to the highest...

Climate change and its various effects will be major challenges for the international community in the near future. It will have a significant impact on working conditions. Ensuring occupational safety and health in times of climate change in a green economy...

Given the importance of the human health and social work sectors and the specific occupational safety and health (OSH) risks their workers face, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) carried out a follow-up sectoral study of the European...