10/08/2022 Long-term commitment for hairdressers’ safety and health Image Photo by Maksim Chernishev on Unsplash Protecting workers’ health in the hairdressing sector has been a long-term priority on the agenda of the EU sectoral social dialogue stakeholders. An OSHwiki article reveals a long list of safety and health risk factors in the hairdressing sector. It also summarizes the hard work and achievements of the EU social partners towards a safer and healthier environment…

09/08/2022 FARMres – raising awareness on mental health in the agriculture sector Image Working in the agriculture sector is known to be a physically and mentally demanding job. Psychosocial factors like long working hours, isolation, or financial uncertainty, can very much affect the physical and mental health of agriculture workers. Within this context, the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) coordinates FARMres, an Erasmus+ project aimed to raise awareness on…

08/08/2022 Occupational safety and health courses with NIVA Image © niva.org The Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health (NIVA) is launching new courses aimed at researchers, practitioners, and specialists in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH): Occupational Respiratory Diseases – Prevention and risk factors, 11th – 13th of October 2022, Gothenburg (Sweden) Safe Patient Handling and Movement, 18th – 20th of October 2022, Linköping (Sweden) Firefighter Work and…

04/08/2022 EUROSHNET Conference – Artificial intelligence meets safety and health at work Image euroshnet.eu Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the world of work. To highlight the impact of AI on occupational safety and health (OSH), the European OSH standardization network EUROSHNET dedicates its 7th EU conference to this topic. The event, taking place on 20 October 2022 in Paris, aims to define the concept of artificial intelligence to specify the…