18/05/2021 Att förbättra efterlevnaden av arbetsmiljölagstiftningen på en arbetsmarknad i förändring © EU-OSHA / David Tijero Hur kan vi säkerställa att stödåtgärderna för en god arbetsmiljö förblir relevanta och effektiva samtidigt som arbetets struktur och organisation förändras i EU-länderna?   I vår nya stora översyn undersöker vi externa institutioners stödåtgärder för att främja efterlevnad och en bättre arbetsmiljöpraxis. Vi fokuserar på de huvudområden som påverkas av förändringarna, till exempel sociala normer, företagsincitament,…

17/05/2021 European Parliament Study: The impact of teleworking and digital work on workers and society The European Parliament released a new study on “The impact of teleworking and digital work on workers and society”. This publication analyses recent trends in teleworking and their impact on workers, employers, society, and policy-making challenges…

14/05/2021 Living and working in Europe 2020 – Eurofound´s annual report The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) released their annual report “Living and working in Europe 2020”. This yearbook analyses how the COVID-19 confinement measures changed employment, working…

12/05/2021 Belastningsbesvär: att hitta rätt lösningar för att vara kvar i arbete Eftersom den förvärvsarbetande befolkningen i Europa blir allt äldre ökar risken för kroniska belastningsbesvär bland arbetstagarna. Men med rätt stöd kan personer med kroniska besvär fortsätta att arbeta.

11/05/2021 EU-OSHA’s Management Board has selected its candidate to be the new Executive Director The Management Board of EU-OSHA has selected Mr. Juan Menéndez-Valdés as its candidate to be the Agency’s new Executive Director. He will now be invited to a hearing of the Employment Committee of the European Parliament before the Management Board…

10/05/2021 New OiRA tool for the rehabilitation and remodelling of buildings set to launch Workers in the construction sector account for a high number of occupational injuries and fatal accidents in the European Union. This derives from dangerous and regularly changing work conditions, such as working at height and operating heavy and…

07/05/2021 OSHwiki article in the spotlight: Process-generated contaminants  © EU-OSHA / Photo Competition 2011 / Marcos Oliveira Process-generated contaminants include welding fumes, diesel engine exhaust, crystalline silica dust and organic dusts such as wood dust and materials associated with microorganisms such as endotoxins. An OSHwiki article looks at the health risks…

07/05/2021 Europadagen 2021: för säkra och hälsosamma arbetsplatser i EU nu och i framtiden © slon.pics – www.freepik.es På Europadagen den 9 maj varje år firas freden och sammanhållningen i Europa. Det är årsdagen av den historiska Schumandeklarationen.

06/05/2021 Stop the spread! Could diagnostic antigen tests help control COVID-19 transmission in workplaces? EU-OSHA has joined forces with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) to explore the use of rapid antigen diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in occupational settings. The findings are presented in a new technical report, which includes a survey of EU-OSHA’s focal points on the use of rapid antigen…

06/05/2021 North Macedonia celebrates World OSH Day On 28 April 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the National OSH of North Macedonia organised an online workshop celebrating the annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The Minister of Labour and Social Policy opened the event…