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Prevention news

Published:
23 March 2021
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Prevention in the Chemical Industry
Section on Machine and System Safety

Factsheets on Explosion Protection are now available. Produced by the Sections on Prevention in the Chemical Industry and on Machine and System Safety, the factsheets convey the most critical information regarding explosion protection.

Published:
23 March 2021
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Prevention in the Construction Industry

The International Vision Zero Conference in Construction, Health and Safety, Virtual Conference 2020 was a successful one-day event held on 24 November 2020. Originally planned as a live event in Lagos, conference leaders switched to an entirely virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published:
16 March 2021
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Prevention in Agriculture

The International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in Agriculture published its Annual Review 2019, which summarizes the activities of the Section and its members undertaken in 2019 as part of the "Vision Zero" campaign of the International Social Security Association  (ISSA).

Published:
18 December 2020
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Prevention in Transportation

The Section on Prevention in Transportation of the International Social Security Association (ISSA), together with its member BG Verkehr, has produced five additional fact sheets on Covid-19 protective measures for various subsectors in several languages.

Published:
18 December 2020
Type:
News
Topic:
Safety and health at work
Prevention of occupational risks
Commission: / Section
Section on Electricity, Gas and Water

The 37th international A+A Congress will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany from 26 to 29 October 2021. The A+A Congress is the leading event for those concerned with industrial safety in Germany. Players in the fields of occupational health and safety will meet for solution-oriented exchanges. The

Published:
24 November 2020
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Electricity, Gas and Water

In order to be able to work safely on electrical installations, they have to be completely disconnected for the duration of the repair or installation work. Especially during longer work assignments, however, there is an increased risk that other employees will reconnect an installation because they

Published:
24 November 2020
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Prevention in Transportation

Working conditions in transportation should always be safe, regardless of the mode of transportation. The aerial work done by helicopters demands professional guidance and management of everyone involved. Work assignments can only be carried out safely by a thorough risk assessment, full use of all

Published:
19 November 2020
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Electricity, Gas and Water

The International Section of the ISSA for Electricity, Gas and Water has prepared a new leaflet and a poster in English and Spanish with pictograms showing the most important measures to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in the energy sector.

Published:
15 October 2020
Type:
News
Topic:
Occupational accidents and diseases
Commission: / Section
Section on Electricity, Gas and Water
Section on Information for Prevention

On 6 October 2020, the 50 media products that form the IMFP Shortlist were announced in the framework of the XII World Congress Special Session.

Published:
9 October 2020
Type:
News
Office:
BRICS
Topic:
Occupational accidents and diseases
Social policies & programmes
ISSA institution
Digital economy

The COVID-19 crisis is driving rapid transformation and innovation in the labour market, social security and occupational safety and health. At today’s Sixth BRICS Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting, the International Social Security Association (ISSA) emphasised the need to take advantage of