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19/03/25

EU-OSHA: three new publications on emerging risks to health and safety at work

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) warns about the impact of technological developments on occupational safety and health (OSH). Through three new publications, it sheds light on the issues related to sustainable mobility, electromagnetic fields and eco-anxiety, while proposing solutions.

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26/02/25

Workers’ exposure to hazardous drugs: a new EU indicative list

The European Commission has published an indicative list of dangerous medicines as part of its commitment to continuously update Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work.

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19/02/25

Asbestos in buildings: we need to speed up adoption of the directive

On the occasion of World Cancer Day, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) calls on the European Commission to respect its commitments and speed up the adoption of the directive to strengthen the detection, recording and monitoring of asbestos in buildings.

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07/02/25

ESENER: prolonged sitting, PSRs and digitization are a cause for concern

EU-OSHA's latest European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER) highlights major concerns in 2024: prolonged sedentariness, psychosocial risks (PSR) and the impact of digitization.

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30/01/25

EU-OSHA: its 2025-2034 priorities for action to protect workers

The 2025-2034 strategy of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) aims to protect workers by informing policy, supporting occupational risk prevention, raising awareness and engaging key players.

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24/01/25

Improving working conditions in social services: 10 recommendations

A new report from the partners in the European IWorCon project, which aims to improve working conditions in the social sector (social and medico-social in France), enhance its attractiveness and strengthen the capacity of employers' organisations, sets out ten recommendations to this end.

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08/01/25

Eurofound Talks : How effectively tackle cyberbullying at work ?

Cyberbullying at work takes various forms: exclusion from a discussion group, inappropriate remarks during a videoconference, injunction to be constantly available online... Faced with the scale of this problem, Eurofound devotes an episode of its podcast to possible ways of combating it.

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Community news

28/12/24

Two case studies on digital technology and OHS in the automotive industry

How can algorithmic and AI-based worker management systems improve productivity without adversely affecting worker safety and health (OSH)? A new EU-OSHA report compares the approaches of two automotive companies, one in Italy and the other in Belgium.

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28/12/24

EU-OSHA 2025-2027 programme

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has presented its 'Single Programming Document 2025-2027'. It details the activities planned, the objectives to be achieved and the priorities for optimising the use of its resources and network.

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29/11/24

The European Parliament approves the new composition of the European Commission

On Wednesday 27 November, the European Parliament approved the new European Commission headed by Ursula von der Leyen, who is starting her second term in office. This green light still has to be validated by the European Council by a qualified majority. The new Commission is due to take office on 1 December.

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