The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) conducted the Workers' Exposure Survey on cancer risk factors in Europe (WES), which estimates exposure to cancer risk factors among European workers, including in the health and social care (HeSCare) sector, which is one of the largest...

This report is part of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work's (EU-OSHA) research initiative discussing the role of Labour Inspectorates and national prevention services providers in selected EU Member States7. In total, five countries were covered: Germany, Ireland, Norway, Poland...

This report centres on two main categories of occupational safety and health (OSH) actors: the State Labour Inspection (Państwowa Inspekcja Pracy - PIP) and prevention services, which include OSH services and occupational health services (OHS). The findings are based on a detailed study...

This implementation guide provides practical advice to employers aiming at designing workplace resources such as guidance documents (e.g. leaflets, posters, videos), training material and others to support the introduction and deployment of smart digital systems for the improvement of...

This report is part of a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) project on the topic 'Improving compliance with OSH regulations'. It contains the main findings of the study on the role of the labour inspectors of the federal state occupational safety and health (OSH) authorities...

Advanced robotics and artificial intelligence (AI)-based systems for the automation of tasks (both physical and cognitive) have entered sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare and education. • Implications of these systems for occupational safety and health (OSH) are physical, psychosocial...

Advanced robotics and artificial intelligence (AI)-based systems for the automation of tasks (both physical and cognitive) have entered sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare and education. • Implications of these systems for occupational safety and health (OSH) are physical, psychosocial...

Remote work, in particular home-based work, has been boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hybrid work, which combines work performed remotely and at the employers' premises, has become increasingly common in the aftermath of the pandemic. Even though it has several advantages, remote work may also...

Remote work, in particular home-based work, has been boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hybrid work, which combines work performed remotely and at the employers' premises, has become increasingly common in the aftermath of the pandemic. Even though it has several advantages, remote work may also...

The objective of the study is to provide an overview of the state of play, the tasks and good practices related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for the automation of physical and cognitive tasks in the health and social care (HeSCare) sector. The specific objectives of...