Health & Safety

In a new report, EU-OSHA details the findings of the second part of its " Costs and benefits of occupational safety and health" project. It describes two approaches to estimating the financial burden of work-related diseases, injuries and death. Cost estimations are provided for five Member States...

The prison as a microcosm of society The latest issue of HesaMag, the ETUI's biannual magazine on health and safety at work, focuses on working conditions behind bars. It is not an obvious topic for HesaMag, as it goes far beyond the medical aspects of occupational health. But the aim of each issue...

On 21 June 2019, the International Labour Conference adopted a new convention on violence and harassment at work. It will formally become ILO Convention 190. Complemented by a recommendation adopted that same day, the text was adopted by the tripartite conference as part of the centenary...

The link between working conditions and neuro-degenerative diseases Swedish researchers have just published a study reviewing the available literature and presenting a meta-analysis relating to occupational exposures and neuro-degenerative diseases. See ETUI report for further details.