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02/04/2020 Austria: Sectoral guidance for the construction sector in the frame of the COVID-19 crisis The Austrian Worker´s insurance board AUVA has issued guidance developed with approval of the labour inspection regarding current measures to be taken on construction sites. This includes social distancing measures, provision of personal protective…

02/04/2020 DE: BAuA looks at psychosocial risk management in company practice Image by Ulrike Mai from Pixabay Nearly one-third of small and microenterprises in Germany do not conduct workplace risk assessments but even large enterprises with established risk assessment processes do not often consider psychosocial risks. This is one of the key findings of a…

02/04/2020 EU-Coronavirus: Commission issues guidance to help increase production of safe medical supplies The European Commission is making available guidance to assist manufacturers in ramping up production of essential medical equipment and material in three areas: the production of masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE), leave-on hand…

02/04/2020 France: Sector guides on good practices to deal with the COVID-19 risks The French Ministry of Labour, with the help of experts, has prepared advice sheets for employers and employees to protect themselves from the risks of contamination with COVID-19. Documents are available for bakeries, cash desk work, work in a…

01/04/2020 Belgium: COVID-19 recognised as an occupational disease for healthcare personnel Image by Tumisu from Pixabay This concerns ambulance service providers involved in the transport of patients affected by the new coronavirus, staff working in hospitals: emergency and intensive care, departments of pulmonary and infectious diseases; staff who have performed…

01/04/2020 ILO runs e-learning courses on occupational safety and health A variety of online trainings focused on key aspects of occupational safety and health are in the agenda of the International Training Centre of ILO (ITCILO) for 2020. With topics ranging from labour inspection to workplaces conflict management, the…

31/03/2020 A European workforce fit for the digital age EU-OSHA Executive Director Christa Sedlatschek talks to the European Parliament Magazine about workers’ safety and health in the digital age. EU-OSHA’s goal is to provide policymakers and workplaces with reliable information, so they can realise the…

31/03/2020 WHO launches a survey to help protect health workers worldwide Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Together we can help the World Health Organization to design content and methodologies to support health workers worldwide with occupational safety and health knowledge and skills related to the COVID-19 outbreak. We kindly ask you to fill this…

31/03/2020 Napo når nya höjder Image: napofilm.net Den senaste produktionen från Napo-konsortiet sätter arbete på hög höjd i rampljuset. I filmen Napo på… hög höjd tar Napo, med sin karaktäristiska humor, upp de stora frågorna som rör allt från riskbedömning och utbildning till förebyggande av fallolyckor och alternativa lösningar. Scenerna omfattar en rad olika yrken och arbetsplatssituationer där det finns risk för fall från hög höjd.

30/03/2020 Open call for tender to support the evaluation of the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work Image by DavidRockDesign from Pixabay The European Commission published this call for tender for an external and independent study to support the evaluation of the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work, 2014-2020. The study will cover actions undertaken at national and EU…