[unable to retrieve full-text content] 10/05/2022 Empowering youth by promoting safety and health at work for a better future Image Make your voice heard! This is the slogan of the European Year of Youth, an initiative of the European Commission aimed at encouraging young people to become active citizens and actors of positive change. The European Year of Youth goes hand in hand with NextGenerationEU, which reopens perspectives for young people, including quality jobs and education and training opportunities for the Europe of the future. EU-OSHA is making a long-term contribution to empowering youth by mainstreaming safety and health in vocational education and training. Through the OSHVET project, our pan-European partners and national ambassadors provide resources about occupational safety and health at regional and national levels. Discover the European Year of Youth 2022  Voice your vision of the future on the voice platform of the European Commission Learn more about OSHVET  Check out OSHwiki article on young workers 

A range of agency publications highlights the results of a major project focused on exposure to biological agents in the workplace and the related health effects.The aim of the project is to raise awareness of exposure to these hazards at work, provide more information on the related health problems and support efforts to prevent them. We have just published some new language versions of the following publications:   Summary - Biological agents and prevention of work-related diseases: a review Biological agents and prevention of work-related diseases: a review for experts Biological agents and prevention of work-related diseases: a review for non-experts Exposure to biological agents and related health problems in arable farming Exposure to biological agents and related health effects in the waste management and wastewater treatment sectors Exposure to biological agents and related health problems in animal-related occupations Exposure to biological agents and related health problems for healthcare workers Adblock test (Why?)

[unable to retrieve full-text content] 10/05/2022 Οι μικρές επιχειρήσεις στην Κροατία διαθέτουν τεχνογνωσία στον τομέα της εκτίμησης κινδύνου Image Photo by DDP on Unsplash Πώς είναι δυνατόν επιχειρήσεις που δραστηριοποιούνται σε 30 τομείς να εγγυηθούν ασφαλείς και υγιείς συνθήκες εργασίας για τους εργαζομένους τους; Η Κροατία βρήκε την απάντηση στο ερώτημα αυτό χάρη στη δέσμευση του εθνικού εταίρου του OiRA(Online interactive Risk Assessment), του Υπουργείου Εργασίας, Συντάξεων, Οικογένειας και Κοινωνικής Πολιτικής. Οι βαφείς αυτοκινήτων, οι ανθοπώλες και οι αρτοποιοί* είναι μόνο τρία από τα δέκα επαγγέλματα για τα οποία παρασχέθηκαν πρόσφατα εύχρηστα και δωρεάν εργαλεία OiRA. Σκοπός των εργαλείων αυτών είναι να βοηθούν τις ενδιαφερόμενες επιχειρήσεις να αξιολογούν σωστά τους κινδύνους για την επαγγελματική ασφάλεια και υγεία στους αντίστοιχους τομείς και να συμμορφώνονται με τη σχετική εθνική νομοθεσία. Και θα ακολουθήσουν ακόμη περισσότερα! Μέσα στους επόμενους μήνες θα καταστούν διαθέσιμα, στα κροατικά, εργαλεία OiRA για είκοσι ακόμη επαγγέλματα. Τα εργαλεία αυτά εντάσσονται στο πλαίσιο του έργου Ανάπτυξη του συστήματος ηλεκτρονικής μάθησης, διαχείριση και παρακολούθηση της ασφάλειας στην εργασία στη Δημοκρατία της Κροατίας, το οποίο συγχρηματοδοτείται από το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινωνικό Ταμείο (ΕΚΤ).  Συμβουλευτείτε όλα τα εργαλεία OiRA που είναι διαθέσιμα στην Κροατία και επισκεφτείτε τον εθνικό δικτυακό τόπο του OiRA (στα κροατικά) Δεν γνωρίζετε το OiRA; Μάθετε τι είναι το OiRA.  * Για να έχετε πρόσβαση στα εργαλεία OiRA πρέπει πρώτα να δημιουργήσετε λογαριασμό και να συνδεθείτε στην πλατφόρμα του OiRA. 

We are here to meet your needs. Help us do it better! At EU-OSHA, we are constantly trying to improve our work in promoting occupational safety and health, and your feedback and suggestions can help us do it even better. So please complete our short questionnaire. It will take you no more than 15 minutes.  The survey is being carried out for EU-OSHA by ICF S.A. It is anonymous and can be completed in all EU languages. Click here to begin and have your say! Adblock test (Why?)

Cane sugar and banana farming often require physically demanding labour including manual lifting, long hours of exposure to high temperatures and agrochemicals.Careful risk assessment and planning are highly necessary to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all workers in this sector. OiRA is now ready to help with a new tool created by the French National Research and Safety Institute and tailored to assess occupational risks in cane sugar and banana farming. Check it out (in French). Did you know that there are 41 OiRA tools activated in France? Find the tool for your sector. * To access an OiRA tool you need to create an account and log in to the OiRA platform.  Adblock test (Why?)

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to abnormal positions maintained during work are very common, already among young workers. The problem of persistent musculoskeletal pain is big, and it imposes a substantial health and economic burden on young people and the broader community.An OSHwiki article shows how important it is to adopt a ‘life-course’ approach for studying musculoskeletal conditions and musculoskeletal health. It sheds light on how and why musculoskeletal conditions occur over the life course and how musculoskeletal health can be promoted. Read the OSHwiki article: Musculoskeletal disorders among children and young people: prevalence, risk factors, preventive measures Share your favourite OSHwiki articles on Twitter,  Facebook  and LinkedIn  ➡️ #OSHwiki Adblock test (Why?)

An integrated approach to prevention of musculoskeletal disorders and psychosocial risks in the workplace A new discussion paper reviews various aspects of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and prevention of psychosocial risks. The paper was developed together with the Italian National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL).  Looking at Italy in particular, a 2019 national survey shows exposure to work-related stress and psychosocial risks rank first for Italian workers. The data also reveals a link between musculoskeletal pains and psychosocial risks at work.  This discussion paper stresses how important an integrated approach is to improving the prevention of psychosocial risks and MSDs.  Read the discussion paper: Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders and psychosocial risks in the workplace: EU strategies and future challenges  Learn more about MSDs and psychosocial risks in the workplace: Musculoskeletal disorders: association with psychosocial risk factors at work The digitalisation of work: psychosocial risk factors and work-related musculoskeletal disorders Healthy workers, thriving companies - a practical guide to wellbeing at work Adblock test (Why?)

On 4 February we observe World Cancer Day 2022 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. Cancer is also one of the biggest health concerns for European workplaces. According to the Roadmap on Carcinogens annually more than 100,000 people die because of work-related cancer.EU-OSHA is committed to finding ways to better identify occupational cancer risk factors. For this, the fieldwork of the Workers’ exposure survey is carried out in September 2022 and first results are to be published in 2023. What’s more, the prevention of exposure to carcinogens is the theme of the EU Presidency Conference: Acting on Occupational Cancers, an event on 7-8 March involving many EU-OSHA representatives and including a round table discussion on occupational cancer risk in women and polyexposure. Find out more about the official World Cancer Day and the campaign to close the gap in cancer care Adblock test (Why?)

The first outputs of the RiskMan project are now available. Main objective of the initiative was to develop relevant and high-quality competences of future HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) professionals in the area of risk management through transnational cooperation among universities, insurance institutions, enterprises and other key stakeholders.Two universities, from Czech Republic and Portugal, worked together with AUVA, the Austrian Social Insurance for Occupational Risks from Austria, and some associated partners. Access all project inputs on the RiskMan website. Adblock test (Why?)

Occupational Hazards and Reproductive Health  and Better Health by Work are two of the various courses in this year's agenda of the Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health (NIVA).NIVA is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) and its aim is to provide advanced training for researchers, practitioners and specialists in the field of occupational health and safety. Explore all OSH training opportunities Adblock test (Why?)