För en bättre arbetsmiljö…
11/03/2020 Chemical exposure and cardiovascular disease in the focus of an OSH training Elchinator via pixabay.com New occupational safety and health course is in the agenda of the Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health (NIVA) . The training will be focused on chemical exposure, particles and combination exposures in the working…
10/03/2020 Utbrott av coronavirussjukdom (covid-19) och säkerhet och hälsa på arbetsplatsen EU-Oshas systerbyrå, Europeiska centrumet för förebyggande och kontroll av sjukdomar (ECDC), följer noga spridningen av coronaviruset och publicerar regelbundet uppdateringar och resurser på sin webbplats. Världshälsoorganisationen (WHO) och Internationella arbetsorganisationen (ILO), samt Kanadensiska centrumet för arbetsmiljöfrågor (CCOSH) har också publicerat praktisk information för arbetsplatser. Besök webbplatsen för ECDC
10 mars, 2020
10/03/2020 Good Practice Award 2018-19: Family-run potato-sorting business in Netherlands reduces harmful dust Source: Mansholt BV The Dutch company Mansholt BV received a Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Award for reducing workers’ exposure to potentially harmful dust in the potato-sorting shed.
9 mars, 2020
09/03/2020 “Safe Climbing” with Erasmus+ UserBot via pixabay.com An Erasmus+ project aims to improve safety for people that work with chainsaws and climbing in trees, as well as produce quality study material for climbing courses. Safe climbing is focused on agricultural/forestry schools, organizations and the…
06/03/2020 Internationella kvinnodagen och jämställda arbetsplatser för alla © EU-OSHA /Courtesy of the Cypriot Department of Labour Inspection Den 8 mars innebär en möjlighet som alla bör utnyttja: över hela världen är dagen en kraftfull påminnelse om att vi bör fortsätta att arbeta hårt för att avskaffa könsbaserade stereotyper samtidigt som vi hyllar kvinnors prestationer, kreativitet och styrka. Internationella kvinnodagen skapar en utmärkt plattform för att öka medvetenheten om de…
05/03/2020 Call for evidence on occupational exposure limits launched by ECHA ECHA has launched calls for evidence on cadmium and its inorganic compounds and on asbestos . The aim is to get information on exposure, health effects, toxicology, epidemiology and modes of action. For cadmium and its inorganic compounds, also…
04/03/2020 International Media Festival for Prevention: deadline extended! The deadline for submission of entries to the International Media Festival for Prevention has been extended until 31 March 2020 . The Festival that takes place in Toronto, Canada, 4-7 October 2020, offers an overview of films and multimedia…
03/03/2020 Government initiative empowers small businesses in Ireland source: https://www.hsa.ie/ Start-up businesses and micro-entrepreneurs in Ireland will have the opportunity to take advantage of a wide range of supports and tools during an event organised by the Irish Government. On 25 March, the participants in Taking Care of Business…
02/03/2020 #EU4FairWork: Commission launches campaign about declared work © EU-OSHA /David Tijero Osorio On 2 March, the European Platform tackling undeclared work launches its first campaign about the benefits of declared work, with participation of the European Labour Authority . One of campaign’s main objectives is to raise awareness amongst workers…
2 mars, 2020
02/03/2020 Eusebio Rial González Innovation and Practice Award in Occupational Health Psychology 2020 goes to Jukka Vuori art_by_bigvee via pixabay.com The European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology EAOHP and EU-OSHA have the honour to award Jukka Vuori with the 2020 Eusebio Rial González Innovation and Practice Award in Occupational Health Psychology . Jukka Vuori is a professor at the…