Arc Flash Explained
This is an excellent video that explains the importance of assessing, preventing and protecting against the arc flash hazard. An electrical arc flash risk assessment…
PPE compliance, occupational asthma and musculoskeletal disorder
It should never be assumed that all workers wear their personal protective equipment (PPE) 100% of the time, or even the majority of the time. One of the reasons…
The business case for health and safety, electrical safety, effective safety leadership and warehouse safety culture
In the UK, there are more than one million injuries to workers annually and more than two million cases of ill health caused or made worse by work. When it comes…
Effective safety leadership, COSHH assessments and designing a bully-free workplace
Effective safety leadership improves employee safety behaviour by as much as 86 percent and can independently reduce lost time and minor injury frequency rates by…
Transport and logistics safety statistics and work-related lung disease
Occupational safety and health news curated by PPE. Join the conversation in the comments below or chat with us on Twitter #PPEtalk. Transport and logistics –…
5 Tips to Involve Your Workers in Health and Safety Activities
Workplace health and safety is one of the most important responsibilities of any manager. Equally, health and safety programmes need to involve the company’s…
Work-related cancer: raising awareness and the exchange of good practice
Exposure to carcinogens in the workplace can be fatal – cancer is the leading cause of work-related deaths in the EU. To help address this situation there…
Leadership in occupational safety and health
EU-OSHA has published a useful OSHwiki article discussing leadership and the important influence it has on the health, safety and wellbeing of the workforce.
OiRA facilitates risk assessment in SMEs
The Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) web tool is becoming an increasingly popular risk assessment tool among micro and small companies in Europe.
The classification and labelling of chemicals
The classification and labelling system for chemicals is changing. Make sure you learn what the labels mean. Try the CLP quiz to see how much you know.
Maintenance services and health and safety at work
03/06/2016The e-fact “Procurement of maintenance services and health and safety at work” is now available in more languages. Many companies outsource their maintenance…
Noise Prevention Introduction
The elimination of a source of noise is the most effective way to prevent risks to workers, and should always be considered when new work equipment or workplaces…
Rehabilitation and return to work
10/06/2016Health issues are the most common reason for leaving the workforce before retirement age and research indicates that, in general, long-term sick leave…
Noise advice for young workers
The risks to young people at work vary depending on role, sector and environment, but one of the most significant risks that they face is noise. However, there is…
Crowdsourcing: opportunities, health and safety and regulatory risks
14/06/2016Information and communications technologies have been reshaping our world of work since the 1970s. This OSHwiki article in the spotlight examines the growth…
A new EU Roadmap on carcinogens in the workplace
25/05/2016On 25 May 2016, six organisations, including EU-OSHA, the European Commission and the European social partners signed a Covenant agreeing to participate…