Författare: Europeiska arbetsmiljöbyrån

14/02/2020 ‘Buy quiet’ helps companies to tackle noise hazards at work – French version now available © EU OSHA / Jim Holmes Occupational noise can have major negative effects on health as it causes hearing damage and deafness, stress, poor productivity, and interferes with communication. A practical guide for buyers of machineries raises awareness of the risks related to…

12/02/2020 European Commission encourages Member States to ratify the violence and harassment convention  © EU-OSHA /David Tijero Osorio The European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Decision allowing Member States to take forward the process of ratifying the Convention on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work . This is the first international…

12/02/2020 OSHwiki: Impact assessment of occupational safety and health policy © European Union,2017 Source EC-Audiovisual Service, Photo Paulo Nunes Dos Santos   Impact assessments allow policy makers to make informed choices on whether or not to implement a policy intervention and select an appropriate policy instrument. An OSHwiki article describes the process, key methodologies and tools used in impact…

12/02/2020 Arbetsmiljön i fokus vid konferens om framtiden Image by Albert Dezetter from Pixabay Den 12 februari deltar EU-Oshas verkställande direktör, Christa Sedlatschek, i den internationella konferensen Arbetets framtid. Utmaningar och möjligheter på arbetsmiljöområdet. Christa Sedlatschek deltar i paneldiskussionen Från forskning till handlingsinriktad politik. Hon kommer att tala om framväxande risker med kemiska ämnen och hur de bör hanteras. Dessutom kommer hon att presentera EU-Oshas kampanj om muskel- och skelettbesvär (2020–2022).

11/02/2020 A decade of cancer research at the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health padrinan via pixabay.com Over the last years, investigators at the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have published over 50 epidemiologic studies on workplace-related cancer. The role of NIOSH in occupational cancer research has helped…

10/02/2020 New report focusing on telework and ICT-based mobile work published by Eurofound Free-photos via pixabay.com Eurofound’s new report Telework and ICT-based mobile work: Flexible working in the digital age analyses the employment and working conditions of people with telework and ICT-based mobile work (TICTM) arrangements, focusing on how it affects their…

07/02/2020 Lisbon Addictions conference 2019: The use of cognitive enhancers in the workplace and the implications for OSH stevepb via pixabay.com  In the context of an increasingly competitive society and working environment, the use of performance-enhancing drugs is expected to grow in the future while the long-term consequences are still unknown. This scenario was further explored at the…

07/02/2020 Ansökan öppen till filmpriset ”Ett hälsosamt arbetsliv” 2020  © EU-OSHA / David Tijero Osorio I år delar EU-Osha ut filmpriset ”Ett hälsosamt arbetsliv” tillsammans med dokumentärfilmfestivalen Doclisboa i Lissabon i Portugal. Anmälan av dokumentärfilmer är nu öppen.  Filmpriset ges som belöning för bästa dokumentärfilm om ett arbetsrelaterat ämne. Prissumman är på 5 000 euro och pristagaren får också sin film undertextad på ett antal europeiska språk. Läs mer om kriterierna för…

06/02/2020 Prevention of workplace heat stress in the scope of Horizon 2020 research project Image by skeeze from Pixabay An EU funded research programme, Heat-Shield is addressing the negative health and productivity effects caused by working in the heat. The project looks into how heat stress affects workers’ health and productivity, the signs and symptoms of heat…

06/02/2020 OiRA introduced in the legislation of Croatia Image by Websi from Pixabay The use of Online Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools is now embedded in the Croatian legislation , which makes OiRA officially recognised in the country. Croatia is the most recent OiRA partner who joined the community in 2016. Two years later, the…