The 2nd episode of the “Discussions d’EUROGIP” series is devoted to the issue of health and safety at work in Europe during heatwaves.
It gives the floor to 4 speakers:
- Ignacio Doreste, Occupational Health and Safety Adviser, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- Annarita Piazza, Studies Manager, EUROGIP
- Elke Schneider, Senior Occupational Health and Safety Specialist, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
- Christelle Akkaoui, Deputy Director of Working Conditions, French Directorate-General for Labour (DGT).
They cover the following topics:
- Periods of extreme heat and risks in the workplace
- How is extreme heat measured?
- What does the European legislation say?
- What concrete mesures at the Community level?
- A specific directive?
- And in France, what is the situation?
To find out more, we suggest the following resources:
- EU-OSHA
- Heat at work – Guidance for workplaces – EU-OSHA
- EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2021-2027
- Napo in… too hot to work – EU-OSHA
- Working in extreme heat and heatwaves: what legislation and preventive measures at international level? – EUROGIP
- Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate – OIT
- Climate crisis requires EU law on maximum working temperatures – ETUC
- Travail par forte chaleur en été – Ressources INRS
- French Labor Code
And our publications, resources, newsletter… that are available at https://eurogip.fr/