Publication tagged with "Mard relatat max-xogħol + Work-related cancer + Workers"
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...
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...
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 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...
The European Commission has adopted an updated Recommendation on occupational diseases following a tripartite agreement reached in May 2022 by Member States, workers and employers in the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSH) on the need to...
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...
Proporzjon kbir ta’ ħaddiema tal-UE huma potenzjalment esposti għall-“karċinoġeni ġġenerati minn proċess”, b’mod partikolari dħaħen tal-egżost bħall-emmissjonijiet tal-magni diżil, it-trab tas-silika, it-trab tal-injam iebes, u d-dħaħen tal-iwweldjar. U ħafna drabi mingħajr ma jkunu konxji. F’filmat ġdid, Napo u l-kollegi tiegħu juru okkupazzjonijiet tipiċi fejn l-esponiment...
Remote work has been primarily enabled by advances in digital development that narrowed down distance allowing workers to communicate and perform tasks from nearly anywhere. The introduction of elements of mobility and flexibility, of working wherever and...
Zoonotic influenza viruses are viruses that can transmit from animals to humans, mainly avian and swine flu, and may cause epidemics or even pandemics, as in the past. Workers are likely to be at the front line of any outbreak where contact with animals cannot...
L-istħarriġ innovattiv iħares lejn kif il-ħaddiema Ewropej huma esposti għal għażla ta’ fatturi ta’ riskju tal-kanċer biex jiġu identifikati aħjar dawk responsabbli mill-biċċa l-kbira tal-esponimenti. Tali data affidabbli hija essenzjali kemm għas-sigurtà u għas-saħħa tal-ħaddiema kif ukoll għal ekonomija produttiva u sostenibbli. Kważi 25 000 intervista huma rranġati ma’...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a new resolution to include occupational safety and health (OSH) as one of their Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work during the 110th International Labour Conference (ILC). Until now, there were four...
Il-COVID fit-Tul jista’ jkollha impatt negattiv sinifikanti fuq il-ħaddiema u l-postijiet tax-xogħol. Diffikultà fit-teħid tan-nifs, għeja, uġigħ ta’ ras u problemi bil-memorja u l-konċentrazzjoni huma kollha sintomi li jistgħu jdumu ġimgħat u saħansitra xhur. L-impjegaturi jaffaċċjaw sfidi meta l-ħaddiema ewlenin ikollhom diffikultà biex jirritornaw għalkollox lejn l-impjieg...