This film introduces the changes that have been made to harmonise the signs (pictograms) used in the transport of dangerous goods and the signs used for the product classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of chemicals. The existing seven pictograms are to be replaced with nine. Napo is...
Għodod u gwida prattiċi dwar sustanzi perikolużi
Ġew żviluppati għadd ta’ għodod u dokumenti ta’ gwida mill-Istati Membri, mill-istituzzjonijiet Ewropej, mill-assoċjazzjonijiet tan-negozju, mis-sħab soċjali u minn atturi oħra biex jgħinu lill-intrapriżi biex jagħmlu valutazzjonijiet komprensivi u effettivi tar-riskju. Dawn l-għodod jirrappreżentaw varjetà wiesgħa ta’ approċċi biex is-sustanzi perikolużi jiġu maniġġjati b’mod effettiv. Ħafna drabi dawn ikopru operazzjonijiet tax-xogħol speċifiċi, bħal pereżempju il-mili u l-ippumpjar ta’ likwidi jew il-proċessi tal-iwweldjar. Sorsi oħra jaħtu ħarsa ġenerali komprensiva ta’ ċerti gruppi ta’ sustanzi bħal pereżempju s-sensitizzaturi, jew jenfasizzaw ir-riskji tipiċi f’ċerti setturi.
Barra minn hekk, apparti li jappoġġjaw valutazzjoni tar-riskju ta’ kwalità għolja, ħafna minn dawn l-għodod jinkludu soluzzjonijiet prattiċi, u jispjegaw kif jitnaqqsu r-riskji f’sitwazzjonijiet tax-xogħol komuni li jinvolvu l-espożizzjoni għas-sustanzi perikolużi. Hemm għodod li jappoġġjaw atturi speċifiċi, bħal pereżempju l-ispetturi tax-xogħol, l-intrapriżi żgħar u ta’ daqs medju u r-rappreżentanti tal-ħaddiema fost ħafna oħrajn. Għalhekk, huwa ta’ min tesplora s-sit biex issir taf dwar l-għajnuna li qed tiġi offruta.
Għodod u gwida prattiċi dwar sustanzi perikolużi
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The film shows a worker not listening to the fire safety instructions and not knowing how to behave as a fire starts at his workplace. The fim shows that it is important that workers are aware of all possible escape routes and emergency procedures.
The Napo series of films are produced using computer...
Provider: https://osha.europa.eu
Country: EU
Description
This film aims to raise awareness of the dangers of exposing the skin to harmful (and sometimes not so harmful) substances, the situations in which such exposures occur and what can be done to prevent risks, protect the skin and prevent damage. Napo discovers many different situations in which...
Provider: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Country: EU
Description
This Napo film is about issues related to tobacco smoke in workplaces. Exposure to tobacco smoke is bad for both smokers’ and non-smokers’ health. It can cause serious problems such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. It can cause death due to cancer, coronary heart disease or stroke. Yet...
Provider: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Country: EU
Description
The film aims to raise awareness of risks from working with chemicals in confined spaces. Napo is shown lacquering a tank from the inside with a coating that is classified as toxic and exposive, without any inhalation protection. As he starts feeling dizzy and cannot read the coating label, he...
Provider: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Country: EU
Description
The poster provides warning messages on the dangers posed by asbestos still present in European buildings. It calls the EU to act.
Every year asbestos kills around 100,000 people — and will continue to do so over the coming decades. Europe has banned asbestos — but millions of tonnes are still...
Provider: European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW)
Country: EU
Description
The first hospital-acquired case of legionnaires' disease in Poland was detected in the ophthalmology ward of a large hospital. Analysis of medical files revealed previous suspected cases of legionnaires' disease in the ophthalmology ward. Biological samples confirmed legionnaires’ disease. The...
Provider:
Country: EU, Il-Polonja
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The case study describes how a German Housing Association developed a system to ensure that drinking-water in their real estates is not contaminated with legionella.
Prevention of legionella in drinking water supply systems has become an increasingly important issue for building and real-estate...
Provider: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Country: Il-Ġermanja
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Cleaning floors
Description
This video shows how dusts can be cleaned off at workplaces and which inhalation exposures occur depending on the used technique. It illustrates the following good practice: use a vacuum or a wet cleaning method when cleaning surfaces in a workplace that uses substances potentially containing...
Provider: NEPSI (the European Network on Silica)
Country: EU
Description
This video relates to good hygiene practice for workers who use products containing crystalline silica. The video illustrates the following good practices: do not use compressed air to clean overalls; and prevent dust generation by exchanging dirty overalls with clean ones or cleaning overalls with...
Provider: NEPSI (European Network on Silica)
Country: EU