The sources and effects of asbestos are briefly presented in this video, as are some alternatives to the landfilling of asbestos-containing materials. Possible exposures of workers are shown as well as how to safely remove asbestos from buildings. Short passages from the following documentaries are...
Practical tools and guidance on dangerous substances
A number of tools and guidance documents have been developed by Member States, European institutions, business associations, social partners and other actors to help enterprises to carry out comprehensive and effective risk assessments. These tools represent a broad variety of approaches to managing dangerous substance effectively. Often they cover specific work operations, such as filling and pumping liquids or welding processes. Other sources give a comprehensive overview of a certain group of substances, such as sensitisers, or they highlight typical risks in certain sectors.
Moreover, in addition to supporting high-quality risk assessment, most of these tools include good practical solutions, explaining how to reduce risks in common work situations involving exposure to dangerous substances. There are also tools to support specific actors, such as labour inspectors, small and medium-sized enterprises, and workers’ representatives, among many others. So it’s well worth exploring the site to find out about the help that is on offer.
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Asbestos and health
Description
The video outlines a Veneto Region project, which provides a periodic health monitoring programme for 30,000 people who have been exposed to asbestos at work. The importance of the early diagnosis of asbestos-related diseases is mentioned.
Provider: Servizio Prevenzione e Sicurezza negli Ambienti di Lavoro
Country: Italy
Title
Personal protection
Description
The video briefly presents the main types of personal protective equipment for those working in transport and handling dangerous goods; it also presents what to do in an emergency.
Provider: NFW Media Company
Country: Romania
Description
The flyer presents the effects of smoking and includes a short questionnaire for establishing a person's degree of tobacco addiction; it also includes basic measures for quitting smoking.
The flyer is part of a project aimed at improving occupational safety and health knowledge and awareness in...
Provider: Fundatia ROMTENS
Country: Romania
Description
The flyer presents the effects of drinking alcohol and includes a short questionnaire for establishing a person's degree of addiction; it also includes basic measures for combatting alcoholism.
The flyer is part of a project aimed at improving occupational safety and health knowledge and awareness...
Provider: Fundatia ROMTENS
Country: Romania
Description
The educational film shows the risk of fire at workplaces in the metal- and woodworking sectors. It provides instructions on how to prevent fires and how to fight against fires: safe storage, separation of flammable chemicals from workplaces with ignition sources, follow smoking bans, preventing the...
Provider: Berufsgenossenschaft für Holz und Metall
Country: Germany
Description
The video shows the importance of a good organisation of workplaces and careful plannig of tasks at the example of labelling chemical containers. It addresses young workers with a provocative style.
The film is part of a campaign ('Jugend-will-sich-erleben' ('Youth wants self experience')) to raise...
Provider: Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung
Country: Germany
Description
The cartoons warn about different workplace risks and advise to protect oneself. The majority of cartoons is about skin protection.
Provider: Berufsgenossenschaft Energie, Textil, Elektro, Medienerzeugnisse BG ETEM
Country: Germany
Description
The poster is intended to instruct workers on working safely. It shows the right way to handle a dough mixer so that it doesn't produce dust. It is one in a series of posters developed to instruct workers.
The German statutory accident insurance association for the food industry (BGN) instigated a...
Provider: Berufsgenossenschaft Nahrungsmittel und Gastgewerbe (BGN)
Country: Germany
Description
The website provides information on support for workers with allergic reactions (baker’s asthma or rhinitis) and guidelines and tips for methods and products to reduce flour dust. There are also instructional films for dust reduction when handling flours.
The website is part of a campaign of the...
Provider: Berufsgenossenschaft Nahrungsmittel und Gastgewerbe (BGN)
Country: Germany