Publication tagged with "Ħaddiema tat-tindif + Sustanzi Perikolużi + Mard relatat max-xogħol"
Fost it-42.8 miljun persuna b’diżabilità fl-età tax-xogħol fl-UE, madwar nofshom biss huma impjegati bħalissa. Huwa kruċjali li l-postijiet tax-xogħol jippromwovu s-saħħa tajba u jipprovdu appoġġ lill-individwi b’diżabilità biex jidħlu jew jerġgħu jidħlu fil-forza tax-xogħol u jibqgħu fl-impjieg. Il- Pakkett dwar l-Impjiegi għal Persuni b’Diżabilità tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea...
Biex tgħin fil-ġlieda kontra l-kanċer okkupazzjonali, l-EU-OSHA wettqet Stħarriġ dwar l-Esponiment tal-Ħaddiema għal fatturi ta’ riskju tal-kanċer (WES) fl-Ewropa. L-għan huwa li jiġu identifikati aħjar il-fatturi ta’ riskju fil-postijiet tax-xogħol li jistgħu jwasslu għall-marda, filwaqt li tiġi pprovduta data attwali u komprensiva li tista’ tintuża għall-prevenzjoni, is...
Illum, l-Aġenzija Ewropea għas-Sigurtà u s-Saħħa fuq il-Post tax-Xogħol (EU-OSHA) qed tniedi l-ewwel sejbiet tal-Istħarriġ dwar l-Esponiment tal-Ħaddiema għal fatturi ta’ riskju tal-kanċer (WES) fl-Ewropa, li sar fost eluf ta’ ħaddiema f’sitt Stati Membri tal-UE biex jipprovdi data preċiża li tista’ tikkontribwixxi għall-prevenzjoni tal-kanċer okkupazzjonali.
Biological risks are a major global problem in the workplace and the COVID-19 pandemic has only highlighted the need for a more comprehensive understanding of the biological risks at work. In 2022, over 550,000 deaths were caused by biological risk factors...
Did you know that there are over 20 Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools available in Lithuania , covering a wide range of sectors such as construction, cleaning services, manufacturing or motor vehicles, among others? An event taking place on 3...
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...
Gwida ġdida mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea toffri pariri essenzjali kemm għall-impjegaturi kif ukoll għall-ħaddiema dwar kif għandhom jimmaniġġjaw l-esponiment għal prodotti mediċinali perikolużi (HMPs). L-HMPs jistgħu jikkawżaw effetti karċinoġeniċi, mutaġeniċi, jew reprotossiċi (CMR) fil-ħaddiema esposti għalihom. Għalhekk, huwa kruċjali li jkun hemm prattiki ta’ immaniġġjar xieraq...
“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...
Filwaqt li l-popolazzjoni tax-xogħol ġeneralment tgawdi minn saħħa aħjar minn dik barra mis-suq tax-xogħol, il-postijiet tax-xogħol jistgħu jikkawżaw jew jaggravaw ukoll mard. Iktar minn erbgħa mill-għaxar ħaddiema Ewropej jindikaw li l-livelli ta’ stress tax-xogħol tagħhom żdiedu minħabba l-pandemija. Din il-pressjoni, flimkien ma’ fatturi oħra ta’ riskju psikosoċjali bħan...
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...
Il-Jum Dinji kontra l-Kanċer, li jiġi osservat kull sena fl-4 ta’ Frar, jistedinna biex inkunu konxji u nieħdu azzjoni għal dinja b’inqas piż mill-kanċer. L-EU-OSHA hija impenjata serjament biex tingħaqad mal-ġlieda kontra l-kanċer, l-ewwel kawża ta’ mwiet relatati max-xogħol fl-UE. Bħala parti minn dak l-isforz, l-istħarriġ fuq il-post tal-EU-OSHA dwar l- Esponiment tal...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has recently published Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World , report that looks at the two main aspects of working time: working hours and working time arrangements and the effects of both on business...
The latest report from EFSA, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the EU Reference Laboratory (EURL) with OSH recommendations provided by EU-OSHA, indicates that cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) recorded in Europe...
Huwa aktar faċli minn qatt qabel li wieħed jinnaviga l-għodda għall-viżwalizzazzjoni tad- data tal-Barometru tal-OSH għall-istat tas-saħħa u s-sikurezza okkupazzjonali (OSH) fl-Ewropa. L-indikaturi ewlenin tal-OSH issa huma maqsuma u miġbura skont “Inċidenti, mard u benesseri” u “Kundizzjonijiet tax-xogħol u prevenzjoni”. L-indikatur il-ġdid dwar il-mard relatat max-xogħol...
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...