Health and social work

This fact sheet presents a snapshot of working conditions in the health and social work sector.

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef081423.htm

Furniture and recycling

This fact sheet presents a snapshot of working conditions in the manufacture of furniture and recycling sector.

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef081422.htm

Financial intermediation

This fact sheet presents a snapshot of working conditions in the financial intermediation and auxiliary activities sector.

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef081421.htm

Update to mapping health and safety standards in the UK waste industry

This report describes an update to a previous study on the nature of the UK waste industry and its health and safety standards.

Employment figures were updated and it is estimated that around 176,000 people are employed in waste and recycling services in the UK in 2005/06. This employment figure was combined with updated accident numbers to reveal that the overall accident rate for workers in the waste industry has been decreasing recently.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr701.htm

Le plan national d'actions coordonnées de prévention de la branche Risques professionnels de l’Assurance Maladie 2009-1012

Ce plan d’actions se concentre sur quatre risques prioritaires - les troubles musculo-squelettiques (TMS), les cancers d’origine professionnelle, le risque routier, les risques psychosociaux (RPS) - et trois secteurs d’activité à forte sinistralité : le BTP, la Grande Distribution et l’Intérim. Pour la 1ère fois, des objectifs quantifiés de réduction du risque et de la sinistralité dans les secteurs concernés sont fixés.

http://www.ameli.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/DP_Risques_professionnels_2009-2012_vdef.pdf

Farmwise

Free leaflet for everyone working on farms, whether employer, employee or self-employed, to help you identify the causes of injuries and ill health, eliminate hazards and control risks.

http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/15/farmwise-essential-guide-to-health-and-safety-in-agriculture/

La participation des travailleurs et de leurs représentants

Présentations des intervenants lors de la conférence de la Confédération européenne des syndicats (CES) intitulée "La participation des travailleurs et de leurs représentants : clé du succès de l’évaluation des risques"

http://hesa.etui-rehs.org/fr/newsevents/eventsfiche.asp?pk=1163

NIOSH Bibliography of Communication and Research Products 2008

This document presents a bibliography of NIOSH communication and research products for the year 2008. Product types include journal articles, book chapters, numbered publications, abstracts/proceedings, control technology reports, fatality assessment and control evaluation reports, fire fighter fatality investigation and prevention reports, an author index, a keyword Index, and the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Index.

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-129/

Accès gratuit à l’information en santé de La Bibliothèque Cochrane

Le Réseau-centre canadien Cochrane vient d'annoncer que tout le monde au Canada pourra consulter sur Internet l'intégralité de La Bibliothèque Cochrane, une ressource en ligne renfermant des évaluations des traitements en santé.

http://www.ccnc.cochrane.org/Files/Press%20release_FR%20_3_.pdf

First edition - 1930 - of the ILO Encyclopaedia

Readers will be interested to read the whole of the 1st edition of the Encyclopaedia, including the preface that was published in 1930. The Encyclopaedia is available in scanned (PDF) format from the ILO Library at:

http://www.ilo.org/public/libdoc/ilo/1930/30B09_1_engl_V.1.pdf
http://www.ilo.org/public/libdoc/ilo/1930/30B09_1_engl_V.2.pdf

An Overview of Safety and Health for Workers in the Horse-Racing Industry

The safety and health hazards associated with the horse-racing industry, along with a lack of adequate disability and health insurance for its workers, prompted an investigation by Congress which culminated with hearings in 2005. One of the outcomes from these Congressional hearings was a letter from the Chairman and Ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, requesting assistance from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in investigating the safety and health hazards in the horse-racing industry.

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-128/