PEOPLE WHO BIKE TO WORK TAKE FEWER SICK DAYS – FINNISH STUDY
People who are able to bike to work may lower the number of days they call off sick, as well as their risk of long-term sickness-related absences, according to a new study from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. The...
EU GOOD PRACTICE AWARD WINNERS LEAD THE WAY IN DIGITAL AGE
The six winners and eleven commended initiatives of the EU Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards have been revealed, recognising their efforts to improve occupational safety and health (OSH) in the digital age across Europe. As...
SAFETY CONCERNS PERSIST FOR EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
A survey of over 3,000 construction workers across Europe has found that low-quality equipment and poor working practices pose dangerous risks on-site. The Building a Safer Future report, based on a survey of 3,200 construction...
S.T.O.P. CARCINOGENS AT WORK – EU-OSHA LAUNCHES WEBSITE
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has launched a new website 'S.T.O.P. Carcinogens at Work' to provide information in a bid to help employers prevent their workers from coming into contact with or exposure to...
EU TRADE UNION WORKSHOP FOCUSES ON GENDER-BASED HARASSMENT
A workplace with a health and safety plan that considers everyone, regardless of gender, was the focus of an ETUI training in Madrid, which took place on 22-24 May. The workshop aimed to provide trade union officers and representatives with the tools to address risks...
NEW LAW KEEPS 2024 BUDGETS STEADY FOR US SAFETY AGENCIES
Budgets for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) remain unchanged, after new legislation was...
UKRAINE’S AMBULANCE WORKERS FACE INCREASED RISK OF ATTACK
Ambulance workers and other personnel servicing health transport face a risk of injury and death three times higher than that of other healthcare service workers, according to findings from the World Health Organisation (WHO) Surveillance System for attacks on...
PROTECTING WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS & CHILDREN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
A new joint EU-UN initiative aims to help protect the labour rights of women migrant workers, children and at-risk groups in Southeast Asia, by preventing and responding to violence, human trafficking and migrant smuggling. The EU has recently provided €13 million in...
WAR IN GAZA PUTS OVER 57% OF PALESTINIANS OUT OF WORK
New estimates from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) reveal the loss of 507,000 Palestinian jobs to date, due the ongoing war in Gaza, shedding light on how the disruptions to economic life have led to unprecedented...
US SAFETY COUNCIL RAMPS UP FIGHT AGAINST WORKPLACE DRUG OVERDOSES
New initiatives targeting opioid overdoses in the workplace have been launched by the National Safety Council in its battle against the leading cause of unintentional death in the United States, which now accounts for nearly 10%...
CANADA’S FIRST RESPONDERS FEEL ‘MENTALLY UNWELL AND STRESSED’
First responders are often considered heroes in communities across Canada, but recent mental health numbers across some emergency service agencies reveal another side to that story. A survey of 1,000 police officers conducted by...
US WORKER BURNOUT LEVELS DROP DURING FIRST MONTHS OF COVID
The top cause of burnout was workload (52%), followed by staffing shortages (44%), balancing work and personal life (41%). Burnout among US workers remains high but is trending downward since the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, results of a recent survey show....
