The French government has, by decree, shortened the maximum compensation period under national health insurance (Assurance Maladie) for certain long-term,
Spain’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (INSST) has published a synthesis of scientific evidence on ergonomic and psychosocial
A new barometer on the mental health of managers and employees at French TPE-PME (small and medium-sized enterprises) shows that
Spain’s occupational safety institute INSST published a literature review on risks that disproportionately affect female construction workers, ranging from poorly fitting PPE to sexual harassment.
France’s INRS has once again highlighted employers’ responsibility in preventing workplace-related suicide. For EHS professionals, this is an opportunity to review their own policies on psychosocial risks.
While fatal workplace accidents are declining worldwide, the number of deaths among workers is rising due to an aging workforce and occupational diseases. According to trade author Dan Markiewicz, grief management must therefore become a structural part of the EHS profession.
Field research by UC Berkeley and the University of Sydney at two US factories shows that industrial fans noticeably lower the perceived heat load on factory workers, with a positive effect on self-reported effectiveness and physiological stress markers.
A study by the Bertelsmann Foundation and IW finds that psychological strain among German apprentices is strongly linked to training dropout, with significant costs for companies.
An analysis by safety expert Peter G. Furst on ISHN critiques the widespread assumption that most construction accidents are simply due to unsafe worker behavior.
US trade publication ISHN calls for “whole-person risk management”: safety professionals should explicitly factor in fatigue and workers’ circumstances outside the job, since these shape incident risk just as much as procedures on the floor.
