Chemical Safety in Science Education (CheSSE) is a website with accessible, up-to date, online resources about chemical safety for schools. CheSSE offers comprehensive information on all matters related to chemical safety including risk assessments, storage of...
New guidance from the European Commission offers essential advice for both employers and workers on how to manage exposure to hazardous medicinal products (HMPs). HMPs may cause carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic (CMR) effects in workers exposed to them...
I nuovi orientamenti della Commissione europea contengono consigli essenziali per i datori di lavoro e per i lavoratori su come gestire l’esposizione ai medicinali pericolosi. Tali medicinali possono avere effetti cancerogeni, mutageni o tossici per la riproduzione (CMR) nei lavoratori esposti. Pertanto, è fondamentale disporre di adeguate pratiche di gestione. Possono esservi...
“Asbestos fibres are carcinogenic and as such there is no totally safe level of exposure” , says William Cockburn, EU-OSHA Interim Executive Director, in an interview for Euronews about the need to reduce workers’ exposure to asbestos. William also emphasises...
The heavy metals lead, arsenic, manganese and mercury are considered as the most neurotoxic agents. Exposure to plant protection products and biocides can impact plethora of severe neurological diseases. This new OSHwiki article provides a general overview of...
The European Commission has taken action to further improve the protection of workers from the health risks linked to the exposure to dangerous chemicals. In particular, the Commission proposes to amend two Directives with the aim of further lowering the...
La Giornata mondiale contro il cancro, celebrata ogni anno il 4 febbraio, ci invita a essere consapevoli e ad agire a favore di un mondo meno gravato dal cancro. L’EU-OSHA s’impegna seriamente a partecipare alla lotta contro il cancro, la prima causa di decessi correlati al lavoro nell’UE. Nell’ambito di questo impegno, l’indagine sul campo sull’esposizione dei lavoratori...
The European Commission has adopted a recommendation to promote a framework to assess safety and sustainability of chemicals and materials. The proposed European framework sets a common baseline for evaluating safety and sustainability – an important step to...
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...
The non-binding guidelines for the hairdressing sector are part of jointly agreed activities to support an autonomous implementation of the European Framework Agreement on the Protection of Occupational Health and Safety in the Hairdressing Sector . The first part of the guidelines emphasises the...
This SLIC guidance document was developed for National Labour Inspectorates, with the aim of increasing inspectors’ confidence in addressing and regulating health risks from welding activities and exposure to welding fumes, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of interventions principally in...
I glossari multilingue dell’EU-OSHA consistono in termini usati nel campo della salute e della sicurezza sul lavoro, raggruppati per ambito o settore di conoscenza. Le voci e le relative definizioni sono elencate in ordine alfabetico.
L’EU-OSHA ha realizzato tali glossari nel quadro della campagna Ambienti di lavoro sani e sicuri al fine di garantire la coerenza della comunicazione di concetti fondamentali e specifici per le varie campagne. I glossari contengono terminologia e definizioni operative per i concetti più frequentemente utilizzati nei vari campi.
