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- Austrian Kick-Off of the Campaign "Working together for risk prevention"
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Vienna, 25th May 2012: FOP Austria
- European Year of Active Ageing 2012: helping workers stay healthier for longer
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The European Year of Active Ageing 2012 is about promoting the quality of life and well-being of older people in Europe, and promoting solidarity between the generations, helping to counter some of the prejudices that exist in relation to older people.
- Bilbao hosts an International Conference on Occupational Risk Prevention
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Dr Christa Sedlatschek, Director of EU-OSHA takes part in the opening of the 10th International Conference on Occupational Risk Prevention (ORP) held in Bilbao, Spain, from 23 to 25 May 2012.
The aim of the event is to establish an international forum for the exchange of information on the latest developments in working methods, trends and projects in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, prevention management and other related areas.
EU-OSHA also presents the new campaign “Working Together for Risk Prevention” at a stand in the Exhibition area.
- DE-BAuA starts major project on long term health effects of nanomaterials The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
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Federal Ministry of Environment, the German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) and BASF are initiating a five million EURO project to explore possible long-term effects of nanoparticles. The studies are designed for four years and are based on the test specifications of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). The aim of this study is to enable informed statements about the long-term effect of various commonly used nanomaterials.
- INT-OSHA initiative – working outdoors in hot weather
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The U.S. Department of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has kicked off a national outreach initiative about the hazards of working outdoors in hot weather.
Every year, thousands of workers across the country suffer from serious heat-related illnesses. If not quickly addressed, heat exhaustion can become heat stroke, which has killed – on average – more than 30 workers annually since 2003. Labour-intensive activities in hot weather can raise body temperatures beyond the level that normally can be cooled by sweating. - Belgian kick-off for the European Campaign
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Brussels, 25th of April 2012: kick-off meeting
- Arbeitsmedizinische Vorsorge zum Schutz vor Infektionsgefährdungen bei Angehörigen der Freiwilligen Feuerwehren und ehrenamtlichen Einsatzkräften von Rettungsdiensten
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Aktualisiertes Merkblatt veröffentlicht
Das Merkblatt "Arbeitsmedizinische Vorsorge zum Schutz vor Infektionsgefährdungen bei Angehörigen der Freiwilligen Feuerwehren und ehrenamtlichen Einsatzkräften von Rettungsdiensten" wurde nach vollständiger Überarbeitung mit Stand Mai 2012 neu aufgelegt.
- EU-SUBSPORT – a European tool for substitution of dangerous substances at work – launch of the case study database
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There is an urgent need to phase out harmful chemicals and replace them with safer alternatives or techniques to reduce adverse health effects and environmental pollution. SUBSPORT, the Substitution Support Portal, is a free-of-charge multilingual web portal providing tools and guidance for substance evaluation and substitution management.
On 24th May 2012, the case story database presenting practical real-case examples of companies and other stakeholders that have done successful substitution work will be launched at the ECHA stakeholder forum in Helsinki. - EU, ETSC, PRAISE occupational road safety handbook
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This handbook represents the culmination of 3 years of work within the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) PRAISE project to promote best practice regarding road safety in the work context.
- Hairdressing sector agrees on new measures to improve health and safety standards
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An agreement on guidance for hairdressers to work in a healthy and safe environment has been reached by the trade union UNI Europa Hair & Beauty and the hairdressing employers, Coiffure EU.
The document builds on existing national best practices in the Member States that are effective in reducing occupational health risks.
Hairdressing is the most high risk profession for occupational skin diseases. In some countries up to 70% of hairdressers suffer from work-related skin damage, which is at least 10 times more than the average for workers of all sectors.
EU-OSHA contributes for the risk prevention in hairdressing through its Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) project which has been already successfully adapted and implemented in European hairdressing enterprises.Declaration of the European Social Partners on health and safety in the hairdressing sector
- NL - Health and safe work supported by new policy agenda
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In a letter to the Dutch House of Representatives, the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of Netherlands outlines new policy agenda for health and safe work for the coming years.
- EU, ETSC, PRAISE occupational road safety seminar presentations
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Presentations from the ETSC PRAISE event on occupational road safety on 25 April Brussels are now online. The event was organised jointly with EU-OSHA, who organised a session on the European ‘Working Together’ Healthy Workplaces campaign on worker participation in the road transport sector.
- Working together: Risk prevention means active leadership and worker engagement
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Management leadership and worker participation are the keys to good safety and health performance at the workplace.
While effective management is about securing the health, safety and welfare of all staff, managers do not have the solutions to all health and safety problems. Workers and their representatives have the detailed knowledge and experience of how the job is done and how it affects them. Therefore workers and managers need to work together closely to find joint solutions to common problems.To find out more useful information that can help workers and managers to improve workplace safety and health visit our web sections:
Management Leadership
Worker participation
Our Healthy Workplaces Campaign website provides further practical information on the topics. - FI - Conference on Active Ageing at Work to be held in August, 2013
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The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) is organising an International Conference "Work, Wellbeing and Wealth: Active Ageing at Work". The event will bring together researchers, experts and European networks in the area to discuss the major research and development needs and solutions.
- Arbeitsschutz will organisiert sein! Ein Ratgeber für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen.
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Aktualisiertes Merkblatt veröffentlicht
Das Merkblatt "Arbeitsschutz will organisiert sein! Ein Ratgeber für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen." wurde aktualisiert und ist nunmehr mit Stand Mai 2012 neu erschienen.
- HU – Redefining Environmental Health and Safety in Emerging Markets, 27-29 September, Budapest
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An international conference devoted to high Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) culture businesses with interests in emerging market countries will take place from 27 to 9 September in the Hungarian capital.
- New Dutch policy agenda for health and safe work for the coming years
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A good system for healthy and safe work provides healthy and safe working conditions, in which workers can stay vital and remain productive for a long time and companies can remain competitive. This is very much in the interest of employers, employees and Dutch society as a whole. It also adds to our prosperity. This writes the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in a letter to the House of Representatives. >> Read more
- New Dutch policy agenda for health and safe work for the coming years
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A good system for healthy and safe work provides healthy and safe working conditions, in which workers can stay vital and remain productive for a long time and companies can remain competitive. This is very much in the interest of employers, employees and Dutch society as a whole. It also adds to our prosperity. This writes the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in a letter to the House of Representatives. >> Read more
- EU- Alcohol interlocks: A tool to intensify the fight against drink-driving - Barcelona, 31st May 2012
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An alcohol interlock programme can be an effective means to prevent recidivism from the part of serious offenders who have previously had their right to drive suspended for drink driving offences. ETSC together with the the Generalitat of Catalonia are setting up an international seminar in Barcelona on the implementation and use of alcohol interlocks, focusing particularly on rehabilitation schemes and voluntary use in commercial transport.
- Psychosocial risk assessment in Germany Implementation, drivers and barriers
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Studies on the prevalence of psychosocial risk assessment in the workplace clearly demonstrate that only a small proportion of companies which carry out risk assessment do it in a comprehensive way including also psychosocial risks. On the basis of these results, recommendations for practical implementation are developed.
