On the road to safer transport work in France with OiRA
A webinar dedicated to occupational risk assessment in the transport and logistics sector takes place on 20 January 2026, hosted by the French National Research and Safety Institute (INRS). Designed for prevention professionals and company leaders, the session…
Cypriot EU Presidency 2026: Strategic OSH milestones for inspectors and practitioners
The Cypriot EU Presidency (January–June 2026) features several events related to occupational safety and health, alongside its broader priorities on security, competitiveness, and social cohesion. Senior Labour Inspectors’ Committee (SLIC) Meeting: May 2026…
New report urges EU action on work-related road deaths
A new report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) highlights the need for action in an often overlooked area of occupational safety and health: work-related road safety. The report, prepared in consultation with EU-OSHA experts, finds that work-…
Policy recommendations to improve mental health in EU agriculture
A new policy brief by SafeHabitus highlights policy recommendations to improve the mental health and wellbeing of farmers and farm workers in the EU. Workers in this sector are often exposed to long working hours, climate change impacts, financial pressures,…
Winning short film by VET students explores digital disconnection at work
Students from the Spanish vocational education and training (VET) school IES Siglo XXI won first prize in the national short film competition with their video PERDONA - a powerful three-minute story about the importance of digital disconnection for well-being…
EU launches new initiative for future-proof quality jobs
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion has launched the Quality Jobs Roadmap, a new initiative intended to improve job quality and drive the creation of high-quality, future-proof jobs for workers and…
NIVA announces 2026 occupational health courses
Discover some of the courses that the Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health (NIVA) will offer in 2026: Innovative Methods for Studying Working Life Patterns, 4-5 March 2026, Helsinki, Finland Workers in the Cold, 24-26 March 2026,…
OiRA cares for health and social care workers
With 20 Online interactive Risk assessment (OiRA) tools already published by the national partners, companies and organisations in the health and social care sector can better identify risks and take care of their workers’ safety and health. A range of new…
New data highlight gender differences in workplace cancer exposures
A new flyer presents key insights from the Workers’ Exposure Survey on cancer risk factors in Europe (WES), viewed through a gender perspective. The findings show that male workers are more often exposed than female workers to at least one cancer risk factor;…
France rolls out new OiRA tool for safer institutional catering
Assessing and preventing occupational risks in the institutional catering sector in France has just got easier thanks to a new OiRA tool. Enterprises delivering food services to schools, and other institutions can use it to carry out targeted risk assessments…