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Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) professionals highlight the strong and weak points of prevention services across different European countries in a new discussion paper. The paper provides an expert perspective to the current debate about the role of internal and external prevention services in ensuring compliance with OSH regulations. It also suggests improvements to...
Hotel, restaurant and catering (HORECA) sector workers are exposed to a wide range of challenges. These include ergonomic hazards , due to standing for long periods of time, psychosocial risks , as a result of dealing with difficult clients, and thermal...
The Swedish Afa Försäkring (Afa Insurance), which manages collectively agreed insurance, has recently published a series of research projects on digitalisation within the regional and municipal sectors. Digitalisation is having a significant impact on the work...
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The fast-changing world of work poses many challenges in regard to compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations. Improving it is a longstanding objective at European and national levels. EU-OSHA has analysed the status of national strategies and actions taken to support OSH compliance in five different countries and has just released its first series of...
The SAEK Chalandriou vocational school in Chalandri, Greece, is hosting a session on 21 May focusing on different aspects of occupational safety and health (OSH) in the digital age. Organised by EU-OSHA’s focal point in Greece, the Hellenic Ministry of Labour...
Carrying out risk assessments in the education sector is important for ensuring occupational safety and health (OSH) of workers . Early childhood education, primary and secondary education, as well as driving instructors face many OSH challenges in their daily...
Cleaning workers face multiple hazards, including exposure to various chemicals from detergents and dirt, as well as physical risks such as musculoskeletal disorders . They are also exposed to biological agents and psychosocial stressors , such as for example...
Organised in collaboration with our national focal points, the Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards commend all types of organisations across Europe showcasing innovative approaches that promote worker wellbeing. The good practice examples should actively prevent occupational safety and health risks related to the introduction of digital technologies at work. Following the...
Small and medium-sized enterprise owners, managers, safety technicians, members of the Slovak OSH network and engineering students have the opportunity to learn more about EU-OSHA’s Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools during a hybrid seminar...
The OiRA project, EU-OSHA’s Online interactive Risk Assessment tool , is the first EU initiative to encourage micro and small enterprises (MSEs) to assess and manage their own occupational safety and health (OSH) risks using the tailored and multilingual...
Proper risk assessment is the key to safe and healthy workplaces. However, carrying out risk assessments can be quite challenging, particularly for micro and small enterprises. OiRA, the Online interactive Risk Assessment platform (and tools), comes to the...
The Greek Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has recently published 13 new OiRA tools , reaching the total number of 30 in the Hellenic country. Among these new tools there is also one that covers work-related psychosocial risks (covering issues such as...
Conducting risk assessments for your company may seem hard when you do not know how or when you think you are lacking the resources. EU-OSHA’s Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools assist employers in the identification and management of safety and...
OiRA, the Online interactive Risk Assessment project has 354 tools online in various EU languages, 27 of which have been published in 2023. OiRA is a well-known risk assessment tool across EU businesses with more than 367 000 risk assessments (more than 86 000...
Occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations are not just a set of rules ; they have the power to save lives and boost productivity. EU-OSHA’s ongoing research project is dedicated to helping companies, including micro and small enterprises (MSEs), meet...
Did you notice? Our Online interactive Risk Assessment website has undergone a digital makeover, and it is not just about a modern redesign. With 350 000+ risk assessments carried out and 341 OiRA tools in use by end November, we are upgrading the OiRA website to pave the way for better safety and health risk management in the workplace. Our aim is to improve it as a user...
Get ready to meet the first wave of ‘Safe and healthy work in the digital age’ campaign partners. These organisations, from both private and public sectors, are actively working to put humans at the centre of digitalisation in the workplace and ensure this message reaches all corners of Europe. Do you think your organisation is a good fit? Official campaign partners gain...
6 media initiatives from around the world have been recognized for their good practices and innovative approach in promoting occupational safety and health (OSH) in this year’s International Media Festival for Prevention (IMFP) awards. The winners were...
Visits to the veterinarian are essential to keep our four-legged friends fit. In turn, workers in the sector also need to rely on healthy and safe workplaces. Some occupational hazards associated with veterinary activities are exposure to biological and...
EU-OSHA's Belgian focal point, SPF Emploi, Travail et Concertation Sociale – FOD Werkgelegenheid, Arbeid en Sociaal Overleg , is commemorating a decade of successful implementation of Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools in the country with a...