Författare: Europeiska arbetsmiljöbyrån

14/06/2018 Eurofound’s ‘Living and working in Europe’ yearbook for 2017 published The Eurofound’s ‘Living and working in Europe 2017’ yearbook provides a snapshot of the working lives, employment circumstances and living conditions of people in Europe in 2017. It describes trends and transitions in the areas of labour market…

14/06/2018 OSHwiki article in the spotlight: Groups at risk Over the past few years, more workers could be considered as vulnerable workers due to the changing nature of work with an increasingly mobile workforce; an increase in short term work contracts, contracts and with more women entering the workforce…

14/06/2018 EU-Oshas årsrapport 2017 – betydande resultat och framåtblickar mot nya mål 2017 präglades av EU-Oshas fortsatta engagemang för att förbättra arbetsmiljön runt om i Europa.

13/06/2018 Guidance on identifying endocrine disruptors published Scientific criteria have been agreed to identify endocrine disruptors under the EU legislation for pesticides and biocides. The criteria for biocides apply from 7 June 2018. A drafting group consisting of scientific staff from ECHA and the European…

13/06/2018 EU nanomaterials website updated with two searchable databases The European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials ( EUON ) website has been updated with new information about nanomaterials within the EU regulatory framework, how they are used in different sectors, including food, medicine and environmental…

12/06/2018 European Parliament sets out measures against long-term work absence The Employment and Social Affairs Committee has unanimously adopted a set of measures against long-term work absence. They believe the European Commission and Member States should work on in order to retain and reintegrate workers into the workplace…

11/06/2018 Applications are invited for the 2nd edition of the Eusebio Rial González Innovation and Practice Award in Occupational Health Psychology The European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP), in collaboration with EU-OSHA, has created this biennial award in honour of the contribution to occupational health psychology of Eusebio (Seb) Rial González. Seb was a founding member…

08/06/2018 Open vacancy: the European Institute for Gender Equality is looking for a new Director The European Institute for Gender Equality ( EIGE ) is now accepting applications for the post of Director at the Agency’s premises in Vilnius. EIGE is an autonomous regulatory agency of the European Union, established to contribute to and…

07/06/2018 E-handel och prestationshöjande droger medför nya arbetsmiljörisker i Europa Europeiska arbetsmiljöbyrån har publicerat två nya granskande artiklar, den ena om de arbetsmiljörisker som uppstår på arbetsplatser runtom i Europa till följd av e-handelns snabba tillväxt, och den andra om den ökade användningen av prestationshöjande droger.

05/06/2018 Shaping the future of human biomonitoring in Europe for healthy citizens Under the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the international conference ‘ Human biomonitoring in Europe – science and policy for healthy citizens ’ is taking place in Vienna on 28 September 2018. Co-organised with the…