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Recognising well-being at work 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Well-being at work is essential for the quality of life of employees and for the productivity of any business. Recognising this, the International Conference on Work, Wellbeing and Wealth: Active Agei...
Building up a picture of occupational safety and health in the EU: OSH in figures 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
EU-OSHA carries out surveys and polls from across Europe to collect information on occupational safety and health statistics. We cover areas such as accidents at work, demographic trends and work-rela...
Napo’s latest film stimulates awareness of slips and trips at work 8 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Slips and trips are “No laughing matter”. They are one of the most common workplace hazards and cause tens of thousands of accidents in the workplace every year. Yet Napo, the animated employee, illus...
The European social model - a key driver for competitiveness 31 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
Four EU agencies, Cedefop, EU-OSHA, ETF and Eurofound, are joining forces on 25 September 2013 to examine and highlight how each one is contributing to a strengthened European Social Model – in its ow...
Safety and health for HORECA 25 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
The hotel, restaurant and catering (HORECA) industry is one of the major job creators in Europe, employing nearly 8 million people. This highlights the importance of adequate safety and health managem...
Good health and safety is good for business 18 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
EU-OSHA’s Healthy Workplaces Campaigns are its principal tools for raising awareness on occupational safety and health. The Campaigns, each of which runs for two years, involve hundreds of organisatio...
Working with dangerous substances 11 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
A new e-fact by EU-OSHA provides hints and tips to help workers and employers understand and communicate the risks of dangerous substances. It explains how two recent European regulations aim to impr...
A new Presidency and a new Member State 1 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
1 July 2013 is a special day for the EU for two reasons: Croatia joins the EU as the 28th Member State and the European Presidency passes to Lithuania. Both Croatia and Lithuania are taking on the re...
New EU-OSHA report identifies key priorities for occupational safety and health research 27 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
The report identifies the most important topics for occupational safety and health (OSH) research in the coming years. These fall under four themes: demographic change; globalisation and the changing ...
Managing the risks of nanomaterials in the workplace 24 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
Nanomaterials are small particles with big potential, but the concerns about their potential hazards to health and safety are equally big. Many workplaces are using, handling and processing nanomateri...
