Workers working in an automotive workshop are exposed to many dangerous substances. The 'Hazardous Substances Check' helps automotive workshops to carry out a risk assessment and to decide on the protective measurements required, depending on the potential hazard. The 'Hazardous Substances Check'...

The Nano-Portal 'Safe Handling of Nanomaterials' is the result of a project supported by German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) and aims to further the knowledge about occupational safety and health in the fields of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies. The portal focuses on:

• the awareness of...

The factsheet explains what respiratory sensitisers are, provides information on the workplaces where they may occur and introduce prevention measures at all levels of the control hierarchy. The factsheet was developed for the 2003 European Week for Safety and Health at Work as part of a series of...

This factsheet summarises a European Risk Observatory report on young workers, which aims to provide a review of the hazards that young workers are exposed to at work. It does this by analysing statistics and studies, and selected case studies of prevention. Many of the sectors and occupations that...

This factsheet outlines the risks of workers in educational establishments, including in laboratories.

This short factsheet provides an overview of the basic risk management related to dangerous substances at the workplace. It briefly describes legal obligations and outlines the process of risk assessment and implementation of preventive measures.

Workplace safety depends on risk awareness. Employers and workers need to know the dangerous substances that exist in the workplace and how to deal with them. This factsheet offers hints for successful communication in the workplace about dangerous substances, including the use of safety data sheets...

This factsheet outlines how healthcare workers may come across manufactured nanomaterials when undertaking everyday activities in their workplaces. It provides information on the specific occupational risks involved and what should be done to prevent exposure.

This e-fact should assist and advise employers, safety officers and workers to prevent harm caused by Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) by raising awarness, preventing colleagues from smoking at work and other organisational and technical measures. 

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a...

This factsheet provides information on the work-related risk factors and the occupational safety and health (OSH) issues associated with the planning and construction of green buildings, their maintenance, renovation (retrofitting) and demolition, and on-site waste collection. Chemical risks are...