SPAIN DEVELOPS DIGITAL TOOL TO HELP PREVENT HEAT-RELATED RISKS
Faced with rising temperatures and the risk of exposure to ultraviolet radiation in the workplace, the Spanish National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (INSST) and the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) have joined forces in a new research project. The...
EU-OSHA RESEARCH REVIEWS PSYCHOSOCIAL RISKS AND MENTAL HEALTH
Research undertaken by the European Agency for Occupational Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) will lead into the Agency’s Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2026-2028 which will focus on mental health and psychosocial risks at work in new and overlooked occupational...
FRANCE UNVEILS OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PLAN FOR 2026-2030
A new strategic and operational roadmap for improving worker health and preventing occupational risks in Fraance has been launched, following a collaborative process led by the State and involving social and institutional...
EUROPEAN DAY FOR VICTIMS OF WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS ON THE CARDS
To remember the victims of workplace accidents and occupational diseases, MEPs are calling for '8 August' to be designated the European Day in Remembrance of the Victims of Accidents at Work and for the Protection and Dignity of Workers, in a bid to raise awareness of...
STUDY LINKS WORKPLACE FACTORS TO ELEVATED RISK OF LONG COVID
A substantial share of long COVID cases could be prevented via targeted workplace measures and policies, according to a team of researchers from Barcelona, Spain. Using 2022-2023 data from the Spanish population-based COVICAT study, the researchers examined COVID-19...
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...
