PEROSH
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PEROSH Partnership for European Research in Occupational Safety and Health. 15 European research institutes collaborate for a healthy & productive workforce. www.perosh.eu
🔍 Despite progress in recent years, workers and jobseekers with disabilities still face major barriers to exercising their right to free movement across the EU 📄 This ETUI paper examines these challenges and puts forward recommendations to strengthen the enforcement of rights 🔗 etui.org/44d
Did your working week feel long? ⏰ In 2025, 20–64-year-olds in the EU worked on average, 35.9 hours a week in their main job. 📊 Full data: link.europa.eu/djjpx3
#TES2026 During our 3-day Tripartite Exchange Seminar, we had the opportunity to speak with Isaline Ossieur, Senior Policy Adviser at BusinessEurope, about the role of social dialogue in addressing the challenges of AI and the digital transformation. Learn more: https://ow.ly/I4hY50ZuX87
This summer, everybody's talking about the need for more #worker protection against #heat 🔥 And it's no wonder - with Europe experiencing record temperatures, many workers are at serious risk of #HeatStress
⚠️ 10 July 1976: An explosion at a chemical plant in Seveso 🇮🇹 released a toxic dioxin cloud over the town, causing one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in Europe. It played an important role in strengthening Europe’s industrial safety framework.
UV radiation and heat both come from the sun, but they're not the same. UV is invisible and can be high even when it's not hot. UV peaks around midday, before peak temperatures. Don't rely on how hot it feels. Check the UV Index and protect yourself. #BeatTheHeat ☀️
#EurofoundTalks: Mary McCaughey and Eurofound experts Karel Fric discuss employment and working conditions of vulnerable workers across Europe. 🎧 https://ow.ly/Lia050Zmj28 📄 https://ow.ly/jzt350Zmj4g
Applications are now open for IWH’s Cameron Mustard Early Career Accelerator Award! This award is designed to support an #EarlyCareer researcher in the field of #WorkAndHealth. Apply by June 19 👉️ buff.ly/xgXlann #ResearchAward #Research 🧪
Decent work must be for all workers, everywhere. Yet almost 58% of workers worldwide are in informal employment. Addressing informality is essential to advancing social justice and #SDG8. 🗨️Read our new blog: https://ow.ly/g0Aa50YXxq2
OSHA has cited an Alabama construction company for exposing workers to trench collapse hazards, proposing $170,145 in penalties and highlighting the importance of protective systems in excavation work. 🔗 ohsonline.com/articles/202... #ConstructionSafety #OSHA #WorkplaceSafety #TrenchSafety
OSHA Cites Alabama Construction Company for Trench Safety Violations -- Occupational Health & Safety
Federal investigators found workers exposed to trench collapse hazards at a Jefferson County jobsite.
ohsonline.com
WHO warns that millions of people living with Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) continue to face profound and often unseen suffering due to discrimination, social stigma and untreated #MentalHealth conditions bit.ly/45D1gki
NSC says reinstating NIOSH staff is an encouraging step but urges a full reversal of staffing cuts, citing the agency’s critical role in preventing work-related injuries and illnesses. ohsonline.com/articles/202...
NSC Says NIOSH Staffing Reinstatement Is Encouraging but Incomplete -- Occupational Health & Safety
HHS has reinstated hundreds of NIOSH employees after widespread concern that staffing cuts threatened critical occupational safety and health research.
ohsonline.com
🔔 On 1 January, Cyprus @cy2026eu.bsky.social took over the rotating presidency of the Council for the next six months. What is the Council presidency and how does it work? Find out more 👇 #CY2026EU
🏫 As climate change intensifies, teachers across Europe are facing overheated, poorly ventilated classrooms. Extreme heat is damaging working conditions and putting health, wellbeing & learning at risk ▶️ schools must adapt to a warming world. 🗞️ Read more in the 30th issue of HesaMag: etui.org/4Zh
