On 28 April – International Workers’ Memorial Day – unions should send a message that “health and safety protection at work must be recognised as a fundamental right for all”, Continue Reading →

Safety and health professionals across the world have joined together to form 1Wish – the Global Coalition of Women in Safety and Health – to promote inclusion across the health Continue Reading →

One of Joe Biden’s many Executive Orders, since taking office as the new US President, has directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue guidance to employers on Continue Reading →

A recent study by Canada’s Institute for Work & Health (IWH) has replicated an earlier finding, in which unionised companies have lower lost-time injury rates than non-unionised firms in Ontario’s Continue Reading →

This year’s European Week for Safety and Health at Work (19-23 October) will raise  awareness about the Healthy Workplaces Campaign 20-22, and the topic ‘Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load’, by Continue Reading →

While medical workers in many nations have been heralded as heroes in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, many nurses and doctors in Japan have faced discrimination and ostracism despite Continue Reading →

Workers’ compensation boards across Canada have approved thousands of claims from employees who believe they contracted Covid-19 at work, underscoring how the pandemic has become a new workplace hazard for Continue Reading →

The European Commission has proposed a new stand-alone health programme for 2021-2027, to make a significant contribution to the post-Covid-19 recovery by making the EU population healthier, improving the resilience Continue Reading →

Under the tagline, ‘Healthy Workplaces Stop the Pandemic’ an initiative has been launched by EU-OSHA to address the occupational health and safety challenges linked to the current pandemic, offering a Continue Reading →