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Publication tagged with "Opkomende risico's"
A workshop Alternative futures for the Circular Economy (CE) and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in 2040 – Cross-cutting implications and regional perspectives was organised by EU-OSHA together with Future Impacts. The event was part of the agency...
The Commission has published a call for evidence on the forthcoming Commission Communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health. The initiative, announced by President Ursula von der Leyen in the 2022 State of the Union address, as a follow up to the...
Digitale monitoringsystemen in de vorm van apps, camera’s en wearables voor veiligheid en gezondheid op het werk (VGW) kunnen van de werkplek een veiligere omgeving maken. Dergelijke systemen zijn echter alleen doeltreffend als de informatie die ermee wordt verzameld en geanalyseerd correct en nauwkeurig is, ongeacht of het nagestreefde doel proactief (preventie) dan wel...
Topic of this year’s e-tools networking event was the use of digital technology, especially wearables, for Risk Assessment in the context of Occupational Safety and Health. Four speakers were invited to introduce the topic and present examples used...
Technological developments, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, have radically transformed workplaces. We have just released new language versions of the discussion paper The future of working in a virtual environment and occupational safety and health. It...
The development of a circular economy is key to the European Commission’s goal of making Europe climate neutral by 2050. Its implementation would have an effect on working conditions and occupational safety and health and challenges for OSH may vary in the...
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...
Maintaining a healthy and productive health and care workforce is essential to delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care to populations worldwide. A new report by the Qatar Foundation, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), in collaboration with...
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...
2021 had Europe’s warmest summer on record, according to the European State of the Climate 2021 by Copernicus Climate Change Service. Summer 2022 has not even started, and the heat forecast gets close to 40 °C in France and exceeds 45 °C in Spain. Europe is...
The Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health (NIVA) is launching new courses aimed at researchers, practitioners, and specialists in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH): Workspaces Promoting Well-being - 22nd of September...