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....
NEW INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE GLOBAL PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS BY WORLD HEALTH WATCHDOG
To help countries better prepare for future pandemics, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a new initiative to provide guidance on integrated planning for responding to any respiratory pathogen such as influenza or coronaviruses. The new Preparedness and...
AUSTRALIA’S TEN-YEAR STRATEGY TO REDUCE WORKPLACE FATALITIES, INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
The Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2023-2033 sets a national vision of safe and healthy work for all and provides a platform for delivering key work health and safety (WHS) improvements. The strategy was developed under Safe Work Australia’s tripartite...
RESEARCH REVEALS DUTCH EMPLOYERS NOW INVEST MORE TIME AND MONEY ON SAFETY
Employers are improving safety measures and culture instead of engaging in legal proceedings and paying fines from the Dutch Labour Inspectorate. Since the start of this year, employers in the Netherlands have been conducting their own research into workplace...
WOMEN AND FRONTLINE WORKERS FACE HIGHER RISKS IN WORKPLACE
Violence in the workplace can have significant mental and physical health implications. Women and frontline workers are most exposed to the risks of adverse social behaviour at work, such as burnout, exhaustion, anxiety and depression, according to the European...
DIGITAL AGE IS FOCUS OF EU ‘HEALTHY WORKPLACES CAMPAIGN 2023-2025’
Dedicated to occupational safety and health (OSH) in the digital age, the 2023-2025 edition of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign will focus on five priority areas – work on digital platforms, advanced robotics and artificial intelligence, remote work, intelligent...
