Sustainability in schools and education means running educational institutions in a sustainable way - taking care of resources, a safe and healthy work and learning environment, being climate neutral and being aware of environmental impacts, but it can be much more.
Occupational hygiene can mean much more than "just" hygiene - but in times of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, hygiene itself gains very high importance. Find a selection of examples of good practice from our database dealing with this topic.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the most common work-related ailments. They affect millions of workers. MSDs are causing workers to leave the workforce early, which is a human and a financial burden.
But the numbers of MSDs among children and adolescents as well as young workers are also already worryingly high.
Organised by the Republican Research Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population, the 11th Kazakhstan International Occupational Safety and Health Conference - KIOSH 2023 - will take place from 24-26 MAY 2023 at EXPO International Exhibition Center in Astana, Kazakhstan.
OSHversity Training and Development Company and CELSIR cover a "blind spot" in Occupational Safety and Health. Ehi Iden, Chief Executive Officer of Occupational Health and Safety Managers (OHSM) and Joke Aladesanmi, an Executive Director on Celsir, had the idea that health and safety awareness training could help inmates look after the centre safely and again, they might get inspired to take up a career in health and safety afterwards. Now a first three weeks training has been completed, and at least one inmate coming out soon has a high interest in health and safety, arrangements have been made for him to be admitted into an entry level qualification once he comes out.
We are glad to welcome another new member to our network: Health and Safety Institute - HSE ACADEMY from Pakistan. HSE Academy in Peshawar, Pakistan, is an institute that offers internationally certified safety training courses covering different topics, like working at heights, fire safety, rigging and lifting, scaffolding, and many more.