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Promoting entrepreneurship: European SME Week 2011 ()The yearly European SME Week is a pan-European campaign designed to promote and support entrepreneurship. It showcases the support available to business at European, national, regional and local level. At more than 500 events so far SMEs and micro-firms share experiences and develop their businesses. There is also a special focus on promoting entrepreneurship as a career option, especially for younger people. The registration of events for the European SME Week 2011 will be open until 30 November 2011. |
EU-OSHA to present recent research on women at work at the XIX OSH World Congress on safety and health at work ()Inequality both inside and outside the workplace can have an effect on the health and safety of women at work. Progress has been made, but there are still gaps within the research, policy and prevention measures: European OSH statistics still do not cover women satisfactorily. Occupational diseases still mainly reflect male jobs and accident recording omits sectors where women work, e.g. education and health care. In Europe, occupational segregation, gender discrimination, family responsibilities, women’s multiple roles and jobs, disparity in pay and poverty all impact on their safety and health at work. The research highlights that major risks factors include 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. New risks and trends in the safety and health of women at work |
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) will have a major presence at this year’s XIX OSH World Congress ()In an EU-OSHA symposium on ‘Prevention in Small and Micro Enterprises’ the Agency will launch its Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) project – a multinational, collaborative endeavour to develop easy-to-use and cost-free web applications that can help smaller organisations to put in place a step-by-step risk assessment process. In addition, there will be a series of presentations throughout the congress at the EU-OSHA exhibition stand. The Congress will be held in Istanbul from 11 to 15 September. For more information and updates on EU-OSHA’s programme of activities at the World Congress please visit: http://osha.europa.eu/en/topics/riskassessment/OiRA-Online-Risk-Assessment |
Younger workers: Health and safety aspects of working life ()Younger workers are vulnerable, as they often are inexperienced, and ignorant of risks to themselves and others. It is important to integrate safety and health into education so that young people are aware of the risks they might face and are capable of dealing with them. It is also important for employers to pay extra attention to the safety of young workers, including students taking summer jobs. EU-OSHA highlighted some of these aspects in a blog produced for International Youth Day on the 12th August |
European Photo Competition: The deadline for submission of entries is 31st August 2011. Don’t miss your chance to win a top prize of €3,000 ()The competition calls for entries on the theme of ‘safety and health in the workplace’, with a special focus on risk prevention. All photographers – professional or amateur – are invited to submit their entries before 31 August 2011. The three best photographs are selected according to their creativity and originality, as well as universal European appeal. This year for the first time there will be a special youth prize for participants under 21 years of age! Latest news and updates through the competition’s Facebook and Flickr pages |
AT - Gender mainstreaming - Labour inspection awarded the national excellence in administration award for its innovative programme ()The Austrian labour inspection was awarded with the national excellence in administration award for its programme for gender mainstreaming into its activities. |
World No Tobacco Day – It’s Time to Stamp out Smoking at Work ()31st May is World No Tobacco Day. It is well known that smoke is bad for your health. However, thousands of workers are still exposed to tobacco smoke at their workplaces. The European Commission is launching during the 4th quarter of 2011 the second stage consultation of the social partners about its initiative on “Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke”. EU-OSHA is supporting smoke-free workplaces by making available information to help employers, smoking and non-smoking workers to prevent and stop exposure to tobacco smoke at the workplace. Watch NAPO in… Lungs at Work and find out more on the no-tobacco dedicated section Green Paper towards a Europe free from tobacco smoke: policy options The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control |
EU-OSHA launches third edition of Healthy Workplaces Film Award ()Entries to the award are now open, with a prize fund of 8,000 Euro at stake for the best documentary on work-related topics. The winner will be announced at the International DOK Leipzig Festival in October. Through this award EU-OSHA is looking to promote the importance of safe and healthy workplaces across Europe in a thought-provoking way. |
World Health Day – 7 April ()EU-OSHA engages in Workplace Health Promotion to encourage the improvement of health and well-being at work, and thereby cutting the cost of illness in the EU workforce. Workplace Health Promotion leads to reduced absenteeism, enhanced motivation, and improved productivity. Workplace Health Promotion at a glance |
Work-related stress - one of the biggest OSH challenges in Europe ()Stress is the second most frequently reported work-related health problem, affecting 22% of workers from the EU 27. Studies suggest that stress is a factor in between 50% and 60% of all lost working days. This represents a huge cost in terms of both human distress and impaired economic performance. Read the new report on work-related stress based on international and national statistics. |
US - Prevention through design plan for the National initiative ()Costs of occupational injury, disease, and death |
DE - Work interruptions and multitasking – new BAuA report ()New BAuA report |
Launch of the new Healthy Workplaces Campaign on Safe maintenance ()To mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, EU-OSHA has launched its new Healthy Workplaces Campaign for 2010-11, promoting safe maintenance across Europe. Commissioner László Andor expressed his full support for the campaign at its launch press conference. Find out more about the campaign and how to get involved on the new campaign website. |
New markets for SMEs with easy access to information on standards in China ()New markets for SMEs |
First ever winner of the Healthy Workplaces Film Award for the best documentary on work-related topics ()The European Agency for Safety and Healthy at Work has supported the Healthy Workplaces Film Award for the best documentary on work-related topics. Out of the 10 nominated films the award winner was announced at the 52nd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film. Know more about the Healthy Workplaces Film Award
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Launch of the new ENWHP campaign ()On the 8th and 9th October 2009, the new ENWHP campaign was launched officially by the European Commission at the joint ProMenPol/ENWHP Conference in Berlin. |
AT – 125 years of labour inspection - Resolution regarding the new OSH strategy ()Resolution regarding the new OSH strategy |
NEWS UK health service staff OSH report ()UK, Dept. Health, Health and Well-being Review of National Health Service |
Review of “OSH for Development” by Jukka Takala ()Book review |
EU-New Eurofound report finds stark differences in working time ()There are substantial differences in working time between the former EU15 Member States and the majority of the new EU Member States (NMS12), according to a new report from Eurofound, Working time developments – 2008. Across the EU, the longest working weeks are in Romania, the Czech Republic and Latvia. The shortest are in France, Belgium and Ireland. |
