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ADJUSTMENT OF METERING PLACES FOR METERING OF VIBRATIONS OF ROTATING MACHINES FOR SECURING SAFE WORK PERFORMANCE

Basic mission of Eurostream, a.s. is to transport natural gas in Slovakia and through Slovakia to the European markets. The purpose of the work was to propose such a system of execution of vibrations within the preventive maintenance of machines which would increase the safety of personnel ...

Summary - New risks and trends in the safety and health of women at work

In 2009 and 2010, the Agency commissioned an update to its previous research on gender issues at work , which found that inequality both inside and outside the workplace can have an effect on the health and safety of women at work. This summary provides a policy perspective and is meant to contribute to the task outlined by the European strategy on health and safety at work for EU-OSHA’s European Risk Observatory, “examining the specific challenges in terms of health and safety posed by the more extensive integration of women in the labour market”. It provides a statistical overview of the trends in employment and working conditions, hazard exposure and work-related accidents and health problems for women at work. It explores selected issues (combined exposures, occupational cancer, access to rehabilitation, women and informal work, and “emerging” female professions such as home care and domestic work). The research highlights the type of work carried out by women, issues faced by younger and older women, the growth of the service sector, violence and harassment, and increasingly diversified working time patterns as major risk factors.

OSH in figures: Occupational safety and health in the transport sector — an overview

The transport sector is one of the growing sectors in the European economy and highly affected by change: a growing proportion of women, migrant and part-time workers, rapid ageing of the workforce and many technological innovations. Transport workers are exposed to multiple physical risks, suffer violence, and many have unusual working times and repetitive and monotonous work. The consequences are high accident rates, musculoskeletal disorders, stress and fatigue. This report reviews the OSH risks of a wide variety of transport occupations, by analysing statistics and studies, and through selected case examples of prevention. The report has a broad scope: it covers all transport subsectors (rail, water, air and road) and is intended for both those working in the sector and policymakers.

ANNEX - OSH in the transport sector. National report - Italy

This report is complementary to an overview report "OSH in figures. Occupational safety and health in the transport sector - an overview". It presents some national data related to the transport sector in Italy, covering employment, occupational health and safety risks and health effects, and national legislation.

ANNEX - OSH in the transport sector - National Report: Spain

This report is complementary to an overview report "OSH in figures. Occupational safety and health in the transport sector - an overview". It presents some national data related to the transport sector in Spain, covering employment, occupational health and safety risks and health effects, and national legislation.

ANNEX - OSH in the transport sector. National report - Greece

This report is complementary to an overview report "OSH in figures. Occupational safety and health in the transport sector - an overview". It presents some national data related to the transport sector in Greece, covering employment, occupational health and safety risks and health effects, and national legislation.

ANNEX - OSH in the transport sector. National report - France

This report is complementary to an overview report "OSH in figures. Occupational safety and health in the transport sector - an overview". It presents some national data related to the transport sector in France, covering employment, occupational health and safety risks and health effects, and national legislation.

ANNEX - OSH in the transport sector. National report - Portugal

This report is complementary to an overview report "OSH in figures. Occupational safety and health in the transport sector - an overview". It presents some national data related to the transport sector in Portugal, covering employment, occupational health and safety risks and health effects, and national legislation.

ANNEX - OSH in the transport sector. National report - the Netherlands

This report is complementary to an overview report "OSH in figures. Occupational safety and health in the transport sector - an overview". It presents some national data related to the transport sector in the Netherlands, covering employment, occupational health and safety risks and health effects, and national legislation.

Holistic RA — holistic risk assessment

The company - specialised in manufacturing sensor technology for industrial applications - used to carry out statutory risk assessment by means of inspections, with the help of checklists. Changing working conditions meant that these risk assessments were no longer adequate. The company wanted to ...

Nowodust — elimination of risks arising from exposure to chemical substances and reduction of exposure to wood dust and noise in the timber industry

The extent of occupational exposure to hazardous factors was assessed at all workstations at the timber industry company. The main harmful factors were chemical substances, wood dust and noise. The management of the company, in tri-partite consultation decided to target these harmful factors. The ...

HPD-railroad — eliminating accident risk on the Finnish railway

In the railroad yard there are many high-intensity noise sources meanwhile failure to hear a train approaching can result in fatal accidents. Both the Railway Medical Services and the Finnish railways had hearing level criteria for workers to ensure their adequate hearing. Usually annual medical ...

Noise at work

The guide includes information for identification and assessment of noise risks at work.

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)/ Le Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail (CCHST)

Established in 1978 in Hamilton - Ontario, The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) promotes the total well-being - physical, psychosocial and mental health - of working Canadians by providing information, training, education, management systems and solutions that support health, safety and wellness programs. A not-for-profit federal department corporation, CCOHS is governed by a tripartite Council – representing government, employers and labour – to ensure a balanced, approach to workplace health and safety issues. It offers a range of workplace health and safety services to help the organizations raise awareness, assess risks, implement prevention programs, and improve health, safety and well-being.

Le Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail (CCHST) est un organisme du gouvernement fédéral du Canada situé à Hamilton, en Ontario. Sa vision est d'éliminer toutes les maladies et les blessures liées au travail sur le territoire canadien.

Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione contro gli Infotuni sul Lavoro (INAIL) - WORKERS COMPENSATION AUTHORITY

L’INAIL, Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, persegue una pluralità di obiettivi: ridurre il fenomeno infortunistico; assicurare i lavoratori che svolgono attività a rischio; garantire il reinserimento nella vita lavorativa degli infortunati sul lavoro. L’assicurazione, obbligatoria per tutti i datori di lavoro che occupano lavoratori dipendenti e parasubordinati nelle attività che la legge individua come rischiose, tutela il lavoratore contro i danni derivanti da infortuni e malattie professionali causati dalla attività lavorativa. L’assicurazione esonera il datore di lavoro dalla responsabilità civile conseguente ai danni subiti dai propri dipendenti. La tutela nei confronti dei lavoratori, anche a seguito delle recenti innovazioni normative, ha assunto sempre più le caratteristiche di sistema integrato di tutela, che va dagli interventi di prevenzione nei luoghi di lavoro, alle prestazioni sanitarie ed economiche, alle cure, riabilitazione e reinserimento nella vita sociale e lavorativa nei confronti di coloro che hanno già subito danni fisici a seguito di infortunio o malattia professionale. Allo scopo di contribuire a ridurre il fenomeno infortunistico l’INAIL realizza inoltre importanti iniziative mirate al monitoraggio continuo dell’andamento dell’occupazione e degli infortuni, alla formazione e consulenza alle piccole e medie imprese in materia di prevenzione, al finanziamento imprese che investono in sicurezza.

INAIL - The Workers Compensation Authority - pursues several objectives: the reduction of accidents at work, the insurance of workers involved in risky activities; the re-integration in the labour market and in social life of work accident victims.
This type of insurance, compulsory for all employers hiring workers in activities which the law defines as risky, protects workers from any kind of damage resulting from work related accidents and occupational diseases freeing employers from any civil liability.

The safeguard of workers is now more than ever an integrated protection system-as a result also of recent innovative provisions of law-ranging from prevention on the workplace to health and economic benefits, medical treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration in the social and working life of victims of physical damage consequent to a work related accident or professional disease.

With a view to contributing to the reduction of accidents, INAIL has also implemented a number of important tools to continually monitor employment and accident trends, it provides small and medium size enterprises with training and advice in the field of prevention and funds companies that decide to invest in the improvement of safety.

Workplace Stress - General Information / Stress en milieu de travail - Général.

General information on the website of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) concerning the causes, signs and symptoms, consequences on health state of work-related stress and general measures to cope with.

French version: http://www.cchst.ca/oshanswers/psychosocial/stress.html

Non-binding guide to good practice for the application of Directive 2003/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum safety and health requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (Noise)

This good practice guide explains how workers' exposure to noise at work can be reduced or avoided. Targeted at Member States, industries and other interested bodies, it describes how to follow Directive 2003/10/EC on the minimum safety and health requirements regarding workers' exposure to the risks arising from noise. In addition, a specific chapter presents practical and specific provisions to help workers and employers in the music and entertainment sectors, where workers are particularly exposed to very high noise levels. The manuscript was completed in 2007.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Principles of acoustics.
Chapter 2: Risk assessment procedure
Chapter 3: Workplace design
Chapter 4: How do we reduce noise exposure?
Chapter 5: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): characteristics and selection of personal hearing protectors
Chapter 6: Purchasing quiet work equipment
Chapter 7: Hearing damage and health surveillance
Chapter 8: The Music and Entertainment Sectors
Chapter 9: Summary of the EU Noise Regulations
Annex l. List of Keywords, List of Abbreviations and Glossary
Annex ll. Legislation, Standards and Sources of Further Information on Noise

EU Directives
Selected Standards

Risk Assessment for SME

This is a check-list which can be used by employers in small and medium-sized enterprises to determine:
- Risks that are present in the company
- Safety and health measures
- The period for introduction of measures.

DE-Vuvuzela noise can affect your hearing

Noise generated by vuvuzelas during the world football championship

Identification and assessment of noise exposure

Here you find all relevant content for the special assessment required by Noise and vibration regulation.

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