Because of the measures to contain the coronavirus, many people are required to work from home. This may not always be as good as working in the office.
Fit for Life is UNESCO's sport-based flagship designed to accelerate COVID-19 recovery, support inclusive and integrated policy making, and enhance the wellbeing of youth around the world.
A report on wellbeing at work in the UK, to explore how wellbeing varies between occupations, how wellbeing changed over time across different occupations, how salary affects wellbeing and how the pandemic affected wellbeing.
The group reporting the highest levels of loneliness in the UK is young people. Loneliness is increasingly recognised as a serious public health concern with robust links to mental and physical health, use of health and care services and early mortality.
Digitalisation is no longer new and it continues its evolution throughout industry. Employers are continuously working on minimising challenges and risks that digitalisation at the workplace causes. Digital technologies, that already complement human labour, offer the possibility of creating a safer and healthier work environment.
This document highlights best practice pre COVID-19 and provides new information concerning what is a rapidly evolving situation. It was informed by a review of research, evidence-informed resources and tools offered by professional bodies, and a webinar involving experts on work and wellbeing.
With the spread of the covid-19, countries are implementing emergency plans to slow down and limit the spread of the virus – and prepare for a possible longer term disruption of school and university attendance.
TPR stands for Total Physical Response. It's a way of helping students learn a language through physical actions. These actions can be done in small environments, either at home or in class.
Investigating safety & health in pre- and primary schools
In the interests of a sustainable anchoring of the prevention concept, it is important to sensitize children to safety and health issues in a vivid way.
This website offers information on many different hazards at work, training courses on various topics, frequently asked questions and the possibility to ask questions.
In Health and Physical Education, students develop the skills, knowledge, and understanding to strengthen their sense of self, and build and manage satisfying, respectful relationships.
The Vienna Ombuds Office for Environmental Protection — in collaboration with international and national experts developed the Viennese Database of Disinfectants, WIDES.
The COVID-19 pandemic has seminally changed the way that education systems within Canada function. Now, with schools moving to re-open, we know that it will not simply be a return to learning as it was.
The educational objective of the Elementary school Veronské náměstí is to teach children to get to know, understand, comprehend, make themselves understood, decide and act. The school adopted the school Education Programme for Elementary Education.
The Coronavirus pandemic has serious implications for the workplace, for workers and for businesses. Napo wants to help. However, it is difficult to present all the prevention measures in a short film, so Napo focuses on a common risk - contamination by the hands - and shows in typical ‘Napo-style’ how the contamination can spread and how the impact can be reduced.
The coordination group for biological agents (KOBAS) of the DGUV has updated and continued the 10 tips for operational pandemic planning. This leaflet provides information on what needs to be determined and initiated in companies if a pathogen spreads worldwide.
The COVID 19 pandemic has disrupted education around the world. As the first shock passes, planning is taking place on two timescales: the short-term challenges in the return to school, and the challenges over the next 18-24 months as systems work to build resilience and adaptability for the future.
The WASH in schools Network (UNICEF, GIZ, Save the Children, WATERAID; Emory, LSHTM, among others) has compiled this knowledge map with links to relevant materials about COVID-19 for learners, their families and the education system.
OiRA – Online interactive Risk Assessment – is a web platform that enables the creation of sectoral risk assessment tools in any language in an easy and standardised way.
The sudden increase in teleworking from home during the COVID-19 pandemic has put workers at greater risk of musculoskeletal disorders and mental health problems. A new report looks at these risks, the benefits and problems arising from teleworking, and the EU regulations in place to protect workers.
Napo wants to ensure that everyone can work at home productively, and as safely and healthily as possible. With the support of the Boss and co-worker Napette, Napo has some good advice, and says: "Stop the pandemic, work at home… and work safely!"
Series of learning resources for participants on ‘Skills for Work’ courses. ‘Steps to Safety’ caters for participants with English language needs and those with very low literacy skills.
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health (IJOSH) is an international peer reviewed journal covering occupational health, safety and health.
This package is supposed to make it easier for lecturers to teach interdisciplinary knowledge about safety, ergonomics and hygiene. The package contains eight modules with lessons, guidebooks and excercises.
A short video to help pupils and student coping with hygiene to prevent COVID-19 infections after the end of Corona lockdown. Available in German, Spanish and French
On this website, run by the Accident Insurance North Rhine-Westphalia, children, pupils and other visitors can click through a unique virtual model of a kindergarten and find out where there are risks and how to prevent accidents and be aware of hazards to make the kindergarten safe for all.
The national education union (NEU) is working to help ensure the health and safety of their members, their families and schools to continue to face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A helpful article about remote work and mental health, with information for remote workers in time of pandemic and useful tips for mental health and healthy behavior.
As a teacher who teaches young people in the various nursing professions, you do invaluable preventive work every day for the professionals of tomorrow. Many work-related dangers and illnesses affecting nursing staff can be prevented at an early stage by suitable technical, organizational and personal preventive measures.