How can social media help us raise awareness of occupational safety and health (OSH)? Which are the most important rules when using social media for OSH purposes?An OSHwiki article guides us through the key principles when communicating and connecting with social media audiences on work-related safety and health topics. Read the OSHwiki article: The use of social media for information transfer regarding occupational safety and health Share your favourite OSHwiki articles on Twitter,  Facebook  and LinkedIn   #OSHwiki Adblock test (Why?)

Road transportation workers are at increased risk of road accidents due to lengthy driving periods, especially at night, sometimes under bad weather and road conditions. Truck drivers, for example, may get injured while doing field repairs, changing tires, climbing and descending from a high truck. They may suffer from back, legs, arms and hands pains, caused by uncomfortable seating for long time.To protect these workers, ten Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools have been designed for the road transport sector. The tools make it easy to identify and manage safety and health hazards in road transport (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Finland, France, Latvia, Portugal and Slovenia), and in warehousing and support activities for transportation (Bulgaria).  Check out all the OiRA tools for road transport Help us spread the news and share our tools using the hashtag #OiRAtools Adblock test (Why?)

Australia - Psychosocial hazards regulations now included in the model work health and safety laws Preventing psychological harm is an essential part of creating a healthy and safe workplace. Psychosocial risks and work-related stress impact significantly on the health of individuals, organisations and national economies. The model work health and safety (WHS) laws now include regulations on psychosocial hazards, explain the laws and how to comply with them and include practical steps to manage workplace risks to psychological health.   Download the model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work on the Safe Work Australia website. Find out more about psychosocial risks and stress at work Adblock test (Why?)

The innovative survey looks at how European workers are exposed to a selection of cancer risk factors to better identify those responsible for most of the exposures. Such reliable data are essential for both the safety and health of workers and a productive and sustainable economy.Almost 25,000 interviews are arranged with workers in Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland and Spain. They will be randomly contacted on their mobile phone and asked questions tailored to their current job and about their daily tasks. The fieldwork will last until January 2023 and publication of first findings is planned for end 2023. Survey results will be complemented by secondary analyses involving in-depth studies on specific topics. Learn all about the Workers’ exposure survey on cancer risk factors in Europe Adblock test (Why?)

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 and ready to use. Is there an OiRA tool for office work in your country and language? Find out now Help us spread the news and share our tools using the hashtag #OiRAtools                                                                                                         Adblock test (Why?)

Deliveries, transferring goods, dispatching or storage are part of the processes at many workplaces. In addition, the logistics sector covers a wide range of activities such as container reception, transport and logistic centres.Recognising and assessing the risks associated with in-house transport and materials handling is key for preventing injuries and health-related problems.  Read the OSHwiki article: In-house transport and handling Share your favourite OSHwiki articles on Twitter,  Facebook  and LinkedIn  ➡️ #OSHwiki Adblock test (Why?)

Call for experts: WHO Technical Advisory Group on Occupational Burden of Disease Estimation The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening an Advisory Group of individual experts, called the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Occupational Burden of Disease Estimation, to support the production, publication and dissemination of its estimates of exposure to occupational risk factors and occupational burden of disease. WHO welcomes expressions of interest from scientists, healthcare professionals and healthcare regulators with expertise in the following areas: burden of disease modeling, global health, occupational cancer, occupational epidemiology, occupational exposure science, and occupational medicine. The deadline to apply is 17 June 2022, 23:59 CEST. Learn all about this call. Adblock test (Why?)

Auto mechanics and technicians are exposed to multiple risks caused by working in hot and noisy environments, strenuous postures and the use of dangerous machinery, tools and chemicals.Thanks to our Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) national partners, twelve OiRA tools tailored for this sector are ready to use and help businesses assess the existing occupational safety and health risks. Check out the OiRA tools released in different countries Help us spread the news and share our tools using the hashtag #OiRAtools Adblock test (Why?)

Transport workers are exposed to multiple physical risks, may suffer violence, and many have unusual working times and monotonous work. Some of the possible consequences are accidents, musculoskeletal disorders, stress and fatigue.Six Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) sectoral tools have been released to help passenger transport companies assess and manage the occupational safety and health risks in the sector. Micro and small enterprises in Belgium (in French and Dutch), Bulgaria, Finland, France and Latvia can benefit from such tools developed by our OiRA national partners. Check out all the OiRA tools for passenger transport Help us spread the news and share our tools using the hashtag #OiRAtools Adblock test (Why?)

European Week Against Cancer (EWAC) takes place between 25 and 31 May to mobilise governments, organisations and individuals in the fight against cancer.This year, we join voices with the Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) to bring the focus on the implementation of Europe's Beating Cancer Plan. This EU approach to cancer prevention, treatment and care also acknowledges the incidence of work-related cancer and the importance of return to work protocols for patients, survivors and society. Let’s break down the barriers around cancer and work! is one of the EWAC initiatives, a webinar on 30 May to stimulate a policy dialogue with the contribution of EU-OSHA. The aim is to raise awareness about the impact of cancer in the workplace and suggest concrete actions and recommendations for improving communication between employers and employees when it comes to cancer at work. Join the European Week Against Cancer 2022. The time for action is now ! Follow #EWAC22 and #EUCancerPlan Learn more about work-related cancer, the worker’s exposure survey on cancer risk factors in Europe and the roadmap on carcinogens Adblock test (Why?)