Publication tagged with "OiRA"
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...
Woodworking and carpentry are sectors going along with high-risks. Workers are exposed to mechanical risks stemming for example from falling trees and dealing with heavy machinery. However the list of risks is much longer including aa variety of chemical risks...
Mining and quarrying can be dangerous occupations. Hazards associated include operating high-risk, heavy machinery, loud noises, exposure to dust, explosions and fires. It is essential and legally required for employers in this sector (and in all others) to...
Waste management is essential for healthy cities, but people working in this sector experience multiple occupational risks . From exposure to chemical substances and biological agents to facing vibrations, noise and mechanical hazards. Working in the sector is...
Workers in the information and communication sector face multiple risks such as working with chemicals, ergonomic risks such as moving of heavy loads and much more. They are also facing plenty of psychosocial risks due, for instance, to tight deadlines and...
Violența din partea terților, de exemplu clienți, pacienți, elevi sau membri ai publicului, afectează o varietate de sectoare și ocupații. Lansăm un instrument de evaluare interactivă a riscurilor online (OiRA) care să ajute întreprinderile să identifice și să gestioneze riscurile de securitate și sănătate asociate cu violența din partea terților și să aplice măsuri preventive...
In addition to the risks traditionally associated with office work, real estate agents are vulnerable to risks arising from contacts with clients and visiting sites, sometimes under construction, as well as from biological agents present in already-occupied...
Regular risk assessments are essential for maintaining a safe and healthy workplace. On 14 June, members of the national occupational safety and health (OSH) network in Slovakia , sector professionals and authorised safety technicians gather for a session...
The arrival of Covid-19 has brought increased attention to the existing dangers in workplaces for people employed in the human health care and social work sector.The sector’s main risks are biological, chemical and physical and also psychosocial due to issues...
EU-OSHA's Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools in Latvia are celebrating their 10th anniversary! To celebrate this milestone, our focal point in the country, Valsts darba inspekcija , is organising a hybrid event on 29 May dedicated to exploring the...
Builders, painters, roofers, carpenters, tilers, plumbers, scaffolders, electricians and other construction workers are exposed to a number of occupational risks, such as manual handling of loads, awkward positions, working in confined spaces, dealing with...
Comisia Europeană lansează de Ziua Europei, la 9 mai 2023, Anul European al Competențelor . Acest demers, care va dura până la 9 mai 2024, are ca scop creșterea gradului de conștientizare a importanței pe care o au competențele pentru ocuparea forței de muncă, competitivitate și creștere economică. EU-OSHA contribuie activ la această inițiativă, prin proiectul SSMEFP , pentru a...
On 12 May, our Belgian focal point SPF Emploi, Travail et Concertation Sociale – FOD Werkgelegenheid, Arbeid en Sociaal Overleg launches the new Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool “Desk Work”. With many workers and students spending much of their...
Agriculture is among the most dangerous sectors in Europe. Farmers are exposed to a wide range of risks such as accidents involving machinery and livestock, handling of pesticides and other chemicals, vibration and noise, exposition to bad weather and physical...
Students and teaching personnel from the Department of Public and Community Health – School of Public Health of the University of West Attica in Athens will soon have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in occupational safety and health (OSH). During a...
On 18 April, our focal point in Lithuania, the State Labour Inspectorate , is training delegates from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other work safety specialists on how to carry out risk assessments in the workplace. The speakers will introduce...
11 OiRA tools tailored for various activity sectors in Cyprus offer a wonderful opportunity for micro, small, and medium-sized companies and organisations to conduct their risks assessments in a quick and reliable way. But how does this opportunity reach out...
Cum se pot angaja microîntreprinderile și întreprinderile mici pe calea evaluării durabile a riscurilor pe termen lung? Lecțiile pe care le putem învăța de la Franța. Noile cercetări arată avantajele utilizării OiRA ca metodă de evaluare a riscurilor preferată de întreprinderile franceze. OiRA, abreviere care vine de la Online interactive Risk Assessment (Evaluarea interactivă...
OiRA, the Online interactive Risk Assessment project is now close to reaching 330 sectoral tools in various EU languages. From agriculture to social care, road transport or performance-related industries, more than 50 OiRA tools are under development, thanks...