04/03/2021 EFSA – Avian influenza overview December 2020 – February 2021 Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease that occurs primarily in poultry and wild water birds. Even if the transmission from animals to humans can happen, human infection risk remains very low for the general population and moderately…

03/03/2021 FRA – First EU-wide survey on violence and crime 41% of people in the European Union experienced harassment – ranging from offensive comments in person to threatening gestures or messages sent online – during the last five years. This corresponds to almost 110 million people in the EU experiencing…

02/03/2021 Läs mer om belastningsbesvär genom riktade publikationer © vector by freepik/ macrovector Varför löper vissa arbetstagargrupper större risk att utveckla belastningsbesvär? Vilka hinder finns det för att förebygga och hantera belastningsbesvär? Vilka arbetsplatsinitiativ har visat sig fungera? Det är av högsta vikt att hålla sig uppdaterad om forskningen om Europas främsta arbetsrelaterade sjukdom, vare sig man är beslutsfattare, arbetsgivare eller verksam på arbetsmiljöområdet.

02/03/2021 Mutualia Photo Contest on Occupational Risk Prevention – Applications open As every year, the Spanish health insurance company Mutualia rewards the best photographs on occupational risks and preventive measures at the workplace. The awards will be announced on 28 April, to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work…

01/03/2021 Commission launches consultation on improving working conditions on digital labour platforms © pixabay.com The European Commission has launched the first-stage consultation of European social partners on how to improve the working conditions for people working through digital labour platforms. Platform work is developing rapidly in the EU across a…

26/02/2021 Vision Zero Conference for a healthier future and planet

25/02/2021 EU-OSHA participates in experts’ hearing on the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive at the EP EMPL Committee © Vector by www.freepik.es On 23 February, the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs held an exchange of views with experts on the 4 th revision of the Directive 2004/37/EC ‘Protection of workers from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work’…

24/02/2021 Substitution of Dangerous Substances at Workplaces – webinar by NIVA and EU-OSHA © EU-OSHA / Helen Xenikak Exposure to dangerous substances in the workplace continues to be a significant safety and health issue. On 9 -11 February 2021, the Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health (NIVA) in collaboration with EU-OSHA organised “…

23/02/2021 Friska arbetsplatser belastar rätt: Förebyggandet av belastningsbesvär har nya allierade © Vector by www.freepik.es Belastningsbesvär fortsätter att vara det främsta arbetsrelaterade hälsoproblemet och för att stödja förebyggandet av dem har EU-Osha nöjet att kunna välkomna en rad olika officiella kampanjpartner och mediepartner till kampanjen 2020–2022: ”Friska arbetsplatser belastar rätt.”

23/02/2021 Call for applications – Expert group on Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability In association with other relevant Directorates-General of the European Commission, DG Environment calls for applications to select members for the expert group High-Level Roundtable on implementation of the Chemicals Strategy for sustainability …