Highlights

26/03/2019

EU-OSHA’s campaign partners exchange good practice in tackling dangerous substances — event summary now available!

EU-OSHA’s Healthy Workplaces Manage Dangerous Substances campaign partners and other experts gathered at a 2-day event in Brussels to share knowledge and experiences. In workshops and plenary sessions, participants debated ways of tackling workplace exposure to carcinogens and other dangerous substances. The importance of multidisciplinary efforts in occupational safety and health, effective systems for risk assessment and strong communication at all levels were among the topics covered.

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21/03/2019

Infosheet on manufactured nanomaterials - language versions now available

To tie in with the Healthy Workplaces Manage Dangerous Substances campaign, EU-OSHA has created an infosheet on an important topic in this area.

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11/03/2019

EU-OSHA’s network of partners is the key ingredient in its success

EU-OSHA’s extensive network of partners and close collaboration with over 30 countries have been instrumental in promoting a risk prevention culture across Europe in the last 25 years.

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08/03/2019

International Women's Day: gender equality at work in a more social Europe

This year, the theme of the International Women’s Day focuses on innovative ways to advance gender equality and empowerment of women.

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04/03/2019

Vision Zero app for zero accidents and healthy work

EU-OSHA welcomes the new Vision Zero app from the Vision Zero global campaign, run by the International Social Security Association (ISSA).

The app promotes ISSA’s ‘7 golden rules — for zero accidents and healthy work’, is quick and easy to use, and shows the workplace safety and health status of an organisation.

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26/02/2019

EU-OSHA’s work retains a high satisfaction rate among its stakeholders

According to the 2018 Stakeholders’ Satisfaction Survey results, EU-OSHA maintains a high level of work performance, with satisfaction levels even higher than those in 2016. 89% of stakeholders say that EU-OSHA addresses the right priorities in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH) and 87% report that EU-OSHA adds value to the work by national OSH organisations. The respondents include mainly workplace intermediaries and policy makers, inside and outside the EU, with 86% coming from EU Member States.

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20/02/2019

EU-OSHA’s new founding regulation recognises its past work and future relevance

EU-OSHA welcomes its new founding regulation, coming into force on 20 February 2019.

In its 25th anniversary year, the new regulation recognises EU-OSHA’s key role in making Europe a safer and healthier place to work since its foundation in 1994. This new regulation takes account of the rapidly changing world of work and is a clear endorsement of EU-OSHA’s continuing relevance in the future. It is aligned with the regulations of other EU agencies under DG Employment and introduces few substantial changes.

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14/02/2019

EU-OSHA working hand in hand with EU legislation

In its 25th anniversary year, EU-OSHA reflects on the significance of the 1989 Framework Directive on Safety and Health at Work and looks forward to supporting a more recent initiative to make Europe’s workplaces safer and healthier: the European Pillar of Social Rights.

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12/02/2019

Risk Assessment with OiRA for hairdressers explained in a new video

EU-OSHA has teamed up with Europe's hairdressing sector to produce a new video showing how to reduce occupational safety and health risks with the help of OiRA, the Online interactive Risk Assessment tool. The video complements a recently published infographic on risk assessment with OiRA.

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07/02/2019

Explore our multilingual infographic on dangerous substances

EU-OSHA presents an interactive infographic created to support the Healthy Workplaces Manage Dangerous Substances campaign.

The infographic allows users to discover facts and figures on the risks that dangerous substances pose to workers and the benefits of managing those risks. It’s user-friendly and covers key messages, such as the dangers of carcinogens in the workplace and the risks posed to specific groups of workers.