18/10/2022 Psykosociala riskfaktorer och muskel- och skelettbesvär: vad kan vi lära oss om effekterna av digital teknik, förebyggande åtgärder och återgång till arbetet? Image © Andreas Rudolf Ruhmanseder I flera olika diskussionsunderlag och artiklar granskas hur psykosociala riskfaktorer (t.ex. ökad arbetsbelastning) kan inverka på utvecklingen av muskel- och skelettbesvär. Detta inbegriper en publikation som granskar hur digitaliseringen påverkar arbetstagares exponering för fysiska riskfaktorer (t.ex. repetitiva arbetsuppgifter) som kan kopplas till…

17/10/2022 ‘The Beach of Enchaquirados’ wins the 2022 Healthy Workplaces Film Award Image In a small village in Ecuador, Vicky during daytime goes fishing and in the evening, she runs a little bar. Vicky belongs to the local trans community and she balances her physically tough work at sea with feminine elegance in her private life. ‘The Beach of Enchaquirados’ (Ecuador, 2021) shows us how LGBTI people can be accepted…

14/10/2022 OiRA tools for safe and healthy live performance Image © EU-OSHA Live performance venues and production environments are associated with a wide range of occupational safety and health risks related to equipment, chemicals and activities. Working at heights, in confined spaces, exposure to excess noise, to chemical and biological hazards such as batting, foam rubber, spray adhesives, etc. are just few of the hazards live performance workers face on…

13/10/2022 Networking event of the G7 OSH institutions – Climate Change meets Occupational Safety and Health Image © DGUV Climate change and its various effects will be major challenges for the international community in the near future. It will have a significant impact on working conditions. Ensuring occupational safety and health in times of climate change in a green economy are of high priority for the German G7 presidency in…

13/10/2022 OSHwiki article in the spotlight: Remote work, remote workplaces and implications for OSH Image © Thirdman PEXELS Remote work has been primarily enabled by advances in digital development that narrowed down distance allowing workers to communicate and perform tasks from nearly anywhere. The introduction of elements of mobility and flexibility, of working wherever and whenever, made a difference between the working conditions of workers in home offices and those in virtual offices.…