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Identifying new and emerging risks
What is 3D printing?3D printing is the buzzword in innovation and the creative industry. But what it is, exactly, remains unclear to the general public. Additive manufacturing, desktop producing, rapid prototyping, digital fabrication — there are…
Musculoskeletal disorders
BackgroundIn 2015, roughly three out of every five workers across the 28 Member States of the EU (EU-28) reported complaints related to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). This illustrates that MSDs remain the most common work-related health problem in the…
Identifying new and emerging risks
IntroductionSince the 1970s it has been recognised that the combination of information and communication technologies has the potential to enable the relocation of work. In the 1980s, attention focussed on ‘teleworking’, involving the relocation of work…
Discrimination
IntroductionWorking conditions and occupational safety and health (OSH) of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) workers are largely underinvestigated, possibly because the situation of LGBTI people at work has become the subject of…
Risk assessment
IntroductionWorkers should be protected from occupational risks they could be exposed to. This could be achieved through a risk management process, which involves risk analysis, risk assessment and risk prevention and control practices. In order to carry…
Contributor(s): Aditya Jain
, Karla Van den Broek
, Klaus Kuhl, Isabel Nunes
Risk assessment
The OiRA ActivityOccupational safety and health within the EU is subject to a number of EU directives. National legislation in many member states also aligns with the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020. Objective one of the…
Ageing workers
IntroductionDue to an ageing population and global economic competition, there is a societal need for people to extend their working lives while maintaining high work productivity. This article presents an overview of the labour participation, job…
Contributor(s): Klaus Kuhl, John Klein Hesselink
, Ferenc Kudasz, Thomas Winski
, Karla Van den Broek
E-tools
IntroductionThe European Community Strategy on Health and Safety at Work 2007-2012 called for the development of simple tools to facilitate risk assessment. In 2009, the Agency began work on developing and promoting such a practical risk assessment tool…
Contributor(s): Richard Graveling
Discrimination
Organisational JusticeIn recent years there has been a growing interest in the respective role of justice and fairness in the workplace, and its implications for worker’s health and wellbeing. Organisational justice perceptions have been linked with…
Contributor(s): Juliet Hassard
, Tom Cox
, Matti Joensuu
, Thomas Winski
Accidents and incidents
IntroductionOccupational risks assessment and taking action to protect workers’ safety and health is an obligation of each employer. There are numerous measures considered as relevant for accident prevention, e.g. design and use of more safe equipment…
Contributor(s): Algimantas Mieldazys
, Klaus Kuhl, Richard Graveling