April 28 is the annual World Day for Safety and Health at work. Since 2003, the ILO has observed World Day, stressing the prevention of accidents and ill-health at work through social dialogue and tripartism.
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work is supporting the ILO by launching its latest healthy workplaces campaign. April 28 is also the day workers’ organisations remember those who have died at work
The ILO theme this year is emerging risks and patterns of prevention in a changing world of work, looking at current global challenges and the new context of occupational safety and health practice
The world of work in Europe is dynamic. Not only are there newly emerging hazards and risks, but also the relationship between employer and worker, the demographic of the European workforce, patterns of work, and types of work are changing. These changes in turn affect how occupational safety and health has to be managed at workplace, regional, national, and international levels
EU-OSHA is at the forefront of providing current and accurate information on these issues. Among its many recent publications have been reports on workplace exposure to nanoparticles, the human-machine interface as an emerging risks, migrant workers, and workforce diversity and risk assessment. Ongoing work at EU-OSHA includes examining the impact of gender issues on occupational safety and “green jobs”
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