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OSH Literacy nominated

ENETOSH member OSH Literacy.org from Ireland has been nominated for the 2020 International Literacy Prize by the UNESCO Commission Office in Ireland, which is run by the Irish Department of Education.
The Literacy Prize by UNESCO is supposed to reward five individuals or organizations around the world every year for their outstanding projects that promote literacy within the theme ‘Teaching and learning literacy: the role of educators and changing pedagogies’.
This year’s thematic focus is highlighting teachers who are at the frontline of delivering literacy learning, and their contribution to promoting youth and adult literacy, linked to target 4.6 of the Sustainable Development Goal on Education (SDG4), where literacy is perceived as a continuum developed throughout life.
OSH Literacy.org is committed to making a tangible reduction in the unacceptably high number of workplace deaths, diseases, injuries and losses which result from poor OSH literacy skills. David Magee, founder and CEO, believes in making OSH communications and training ‘accessible to all’ regardless of colour, creed, culture, gender, age, sexual orientation, social background, politics, economic status, physical, educational and/or mental ability and has been working for this goal for many years. The nomination is a great honor, and we wish David and OSH Literacy.org good luck!
Resources for group discussions in the workplace by EU-OSHA

Two resource kits by EU-OSHA to tackle musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace are available and can be used in combination.
First of all, the MSD conversation starters (we presented them in our news a while ago) are now available in many languages. The brochure covers different scenarios, including tackling MSDs in a range of different jobs and can be used to facilitate group discussions in the workplace or during training. The tool contains guidance for managers and employees on communicating about MSDs.
The second resource is the "Understanding Musculoskeletal Disorders " toolkit, which uses more than a dozen Napo films to raise awareness among staff and suppliers, on topics such as bad postures, repetitive work, early detection of MSDs, handling loads and many more. The toolkit, which contains a ‘facilitator guidance’ and ‘discussion activities’, is also suitable for vocational training courses.
Click here to access the resources on the EU-OSHA website.
"Occupational Hygiene"

In our "Good Practice" area, we have a new collection of examples of good practice, a new "Hot Topic". This one, #18, is a collection of examples dealing with "Occupational Hygiene".
Occupational hygiene can mean much more than "just" hygiene - and in times of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, hygiene itself gains very high importance.
The "Hot Topic" collection shows examples from our database "Toolbox" from all over the world, some of them dealing with hygiene in schools in the face of the Corona pandemic, others with hygiene at workplaces in small, medium and big companies.
Furthermore, you will find a list of institutes and institutions working for occupational hygiene all over the world - without claim of completeness. Institutes and Institutions, private and governmental, from various countries, all websites linked there are valuable sources of information.
Click here to access the Hot Topic directly.
Task Group on Promoting Decent Work and Productive Employment through Higher Education

The project “SDG 8 - Promoting decent work and productive employment through Higher Education”, coordinated by ENETOSH Task Force 2, is an official Task Group within the Global OSH Coalition.
The Global Coalition for Safety and Health by ILO was launched on 29 November 2019 at the Vison Zero Summit in Helsinki and is composed of Task Groups that reflect the identified priorities of the global agenda on safety and health at work.
The aim of this Task Group within the Global Occupational Safety and Health Coalition (GOC) is to promote decent work and productive employment through improved and coordinated education and training programs on safety and health in Higher Education at national, European and international level.
The Task Group seeks to improve awareness, commitment, knowledge and skills among future (and current) professionals and decision-makers participating in HE programs, enabling them to identify and reduce safety- and health-adverse working conditions and to promote a preventative culture at work and in employment. According to the principles guiding the SDG process, the Task Group follows a holistic approach that also includes personality development and entrepreneurship. It is an inherent feature of the project to build a bridge between the academic world and the world of work.
Learn more about the Global coalition on the ILO website.
Finnish Schools On The Move

Joonas Niemi, Programme coordinator of the Finnish Schools on the Move programme, will provide a free webinar on Wednesday, 17 June, from 12:00 to 13:30 UTC time.
The Finnish Schools on the Move is a national action programme aiming to establish a physically active culture in Finnish comprehensive schools.
In this webinar, participants will learn more about this internationally recognized physical activity promotion programme. Topics will be "What is Schools on the Move program and how it became a national success story, covering 90% of Finnish comprehensive schools?", "Why is it important to increase physical activity during the school day", "What are the different types of components to increase physical activity in schools", "Program research and results of positive changes in children’s physical activity", "How the teachers are trained to use physically active learning methods during teaching?" and "Temporary Finnish school abroad: How it is done and why?".
Interested persons can register for the webinar here.
More information about "Finnish Schools on the Move" in our "Good Practice" area or on schoolsonthemove.fi
Creative Thinking as a new framework

Every three years, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) evaluates the educational systems in their member and non-member nations in a worldwide study, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The next PISA study to measure 15-year-old school pupils' scholastic performance on mathematics, science, and reading will be in 2021.
Components of the 2021 study will be "Financial Literacy", "Information and communication technologies (ICT)", "Mathematics" and, for the first time, "Creative Thinking".
The PISA 2021 draft by OECD says: "... Creative thinking is [...] more than simply coming up with random ideas. It is a tangible competence, grounded in knowledge and practice, that supports individuals in achieving better outcomes, oftentimes in constrained and challenging environments. [...]
Developing an international assessment of creative thinking can encourage positive changes in education policies and pedagogies. The PISA 2021 creative thinking assessment will provide policymakers with valid, reliable and actionable measurement tools that will help them to make evidence-based decisions."
You can find the whole PISA 2021 Assessment and Analytical Framework on the OECD website.
Papers and Reports by OECD

The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has released lots of material on how to tackle COVID-19. On the OECD web site, various pandemic related articles, papers and reports are available. Besides topics such as business, labour market, healthcare, environment, international cooperations, social challenges, digitalization, fiscal & monetary policies, and more, one collection deals with "education and skills".
In addition to various articles and papers in this collection, the report "A Framework to guide an Education Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020" has been released, which aims at supporting education decision making to develop and implement effective education responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report offers a framework to guide the development of context-specific education strategies. It includes a checklist of 25 points to support the development of an education strategy during the pandemic. This can be used by national, state or local education authorities or by leaders of education networks. The most critical needs that should be addressed are: ensuring academic learning for students, supporting students who lack skills for independent study, ensuring the wellbeing of students, providing professional support for teachers and ensuring wellbeing of teachers and medical attention to teachers.
You can read the report here.
from Kosovo

We are glad to announce that we have two new members in our network, both from Kosovo.

The Institute of Southeast Europe for Health and Social Policies is a scientific, independent and non-profit organization with the experience in supporting development and strengthening health and nursing sciences in the area of Southeast Europe by cooperating, coordinating and supporting its activities with other university institutions operating in this field. ISEEHSP was established in 2008 with the main objective, advocating the advancement of health and social policies in Kosovo.

Heimerer College is recognized as the leading institution in terms of its education of health professionals in Kosovo. Although a relatively new higher education institution in Kosovo, Heimerer has already made its mark through the success of its alumni, students, and faculty. Heimerer College offers a diverse number of courses within health sciences in 6 accredited academic programs, 5 undergraduate – Nursing(BSc ), Logopedics (BSc), Occupational therapy, Medical Lab Technician program, Health professional Pedagogy/ Vocational nursing program, 1 graduate – Health Institution and Services Management (MSc) - and the newest MsC in Psychology: " Assessment and Intervention Psychology Program".

More information in our Member's Area.

survey by WHO on knowledge and skills

To raise awareness about the protection of health workers and other workers during the COVID19 outbreak and to disseminate WHO and ILO recommendations, WHO has set up a survey for all occupational health and safety professionals to be at the forefront of COVID19 preparedness, response and recovery to ensure that workers in health care facilities, in essential public services and other workplaces, including in informal and gig economy and migrant workers remain healthy, safety and productive during this outbreak.
You are kindly asked to fill the survey and share it widely with your networks. This survey is anonymous, your responses will not be associated with your name or email address, and no identifiable information on any individuals will be shared or presented in the survey results.

Here is the link to the survey tool.

WHO offers lots on information on Corona Virus and risk communication, as well as recommendations for protection of health workers and employers and workers in non-health care workplaces.
Additional WHO and ILO resources for protection of health and safety of health workers and responders are "Occupational safety and health in public health emergencies: A manual for protecting health workers and responders" in English and Chinese, forthcoming French, Spanish and Arabic, "Work improvement in health services, a training tool and action manual" in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arab and Chinese and "ILO, Guidelines on decent work in public emergency services"
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