Författare: Europeiska arbetsmiljöbyrån

11/08/2022 Arbetsmiljörelaterade risker och möjligheter med artificiell intelligens inom arbetsledning Image Vector by fullvector – www.freepik.com AI-baserade arbetsledningssystem kan bidra till att skapa arbetsuppgifter och arbetsplatser där hänsyn tas till hälsa och säkerhet, men de kan också medföra risker för arbetstagarna, såsom intensifiering av arbetet, förlorad arbetskontroll och avhumanisering. I en ny rapport kartläggs de arbetsmiljörelaterade riskerna och möjligheterna med dessa AI-baserade system. Den innehåller en statistisk dataanalys av Esener-undersökningen…

10/08/2022 Long-term commitment for hairdressers’ safety and health Image Photo by Maksim Chernishev on Unsplash Protecting workers’ health in the hairdressing sector has been a long-term priority on the agenda of the EU sectoral social dialogue stakeholders. An OSHwiki article reveals a long list of safety and health risk factors in the hairdressing sector. It also summarizes the hard work and achievements of the EU social partners towards a safer and healthier environment…

09/08/2022 FARMres – raising awareness on mental health in the agriculture sector Image Working in the agriculture sector is known to be a physically and mentally demanding job. Psychosocial factors like long working hours, isolation, or financial uncertainty, can very much affect the physical and mental health of agriculture workers. Within this context, the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) coordinates FARMres, an Erasmus+ project aimed to raise awareness on…

08/08/2022 Occupational safety and health courses with NIVA Image © niva.org The Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health (NIVA) is launching new courses aimed at researchers, practitioners, and specialists in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH): Occupational Respiratory Diseases – Prevention and risk factors, 11th – 13th of October 2022, Gothenburg (Sweden) Safe Patient Handling and Movement, 18th – 20th of October 2022, Linköping (Sweden) Firefighter Work and…

04/08/2022 EUROSHNET Conference – Artificial intelligence meets safety and health at work Image euroshnet.eu Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the world of work. To highlight the impact of AI on occupational safety and health (OSH), the European OSH standardization network EUROSHNET dedicates its 7th EU conference to this topic. The event, taking place on 20 October 2022 in Paris, aims to define the concept of artificial intelligence to specify the…

03/08/2022 OiRA helps create a healthy office workplace Image  © EU-OSHA Repetitive work, sitting for long periods and poorly designed workstations are amongst the risk factors that may affect the health of office workers. To offer businesses practical and straightforward way of assessing such safety and health risks, the Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) community keeps working on OiRA tools tailored to the sector. Many of them are already available…

03/08/2022 EU-OSHA is looking for an Executive Director Image The Executive Director is the legal representative of EU-OSHA and is responsible for the overall management of the Agency following the strategic direction set by the Management Board. We are looking for candidates with: Proven management skills, both at the strategic and operational levels; Excellent capacity to develop and implement a strategic vision, set objectives, and motivate and lead teams in…

01/08/2022 OSH Management in the Human health and social work activities – seminar report Image Given the importance of the human health and social work sectors and the specific occupational safety and health (OSH) risks their workers face, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) carried out a follow-up sectoral study of the European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER) in 2021. With the…

28/07/2022 Innovative technical interventions to prevent MSDs highlighted by four Good Practice Award winners Image Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are preventable, they remain the most common work-related health problem in Europe. In this second article featuring Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Award winners, we share the new, innovative solutions introduced by the final four winning organisations to help prevent MSDs. Hungary: New equipment and tools to support confectionary production workers   F&F…

28/07/2022 De nya arbetsmiljöutmaningarna enligt Esener-undersökningen – digital teknik och covid-19 Image © EU-OSHA Digitalisering har tydligt identifierats som en allt viktigare arbetsmiljöfråga i 2019 års europeiska företagsundersökning om nya och framväxande risker (Esener). Men trots den ökande användningen av robotar, bärbara datorer, smartmobiler och kroppsburen utrustning är det bara på en av fyra arbetsplatser (24 procent) som det diskuteras hur sådan teknik påverkar arbetstagarnas säkerhet och hälsa. Ytterligare utmaningar…