Community news

25/08/21

Improving dock workers’ safety with a new application

“OSH Ports” is a new application designed to help workers in ports identify and reduce the many risks they face. It has been developed by the Seafarers' Trust of the International Transport Workers' Federation, in collaboration with dockers.

Community news

17/08/21

All about national social protection systems in Europe

The latest update of MISSOC, the Mutual Information System on Social Protection, has recently been published online. It provides a wealth of information, updated to 1 January 2021, on the main features of social protection systems in 31 European countries (EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland).

Community news

28/06/21

Successful return to work after sick leave in case of MSD

This is the subject of a recent Discussion Paper published by EU-OSHA. In it, the authors analyse the effect of psychosocial risks when an employee returns to work after a period of leave in the event of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). In particular, they define good practices for a successful return to work, with examples.