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Prevention news

Published:
6 March 2024
Type:
News
Topic:
Safety and health at work
Prevention of occupational risks
Commission: / Section
Prevention

The Call for Abstracts for the 12th International Conference – Working on Safety 2024 has been extended until 20 March 2024.

Published:
22 February 2024
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Prevention

The use of complex systems and installations requires a suitable risk assessment for each individual explosion risk. A modular structure has been developed for the explosion safety of bulk solids systems, which makes it easier to divide the assessment for a system regarding the explosion risk into

Published:
20 July 2021
Type:
News
Region:
Europe
Topic:
Occupational accidents and diseases
Commission: / Section
Prevention

The European Commission recently published the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027. The strategy adopts the Vision Zero approach to eliminate work-related deaths in the European Union (EU). This demonstrates how Vision Zero, developed by the International Social Security

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:
26 June 2020
Type:
News
Topic:
Occupational accidents and diseases
Commission: / Section
Section on Prevention in the Construction Industry

The International Section of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) on Prevention in the Construction Industry would like to present the recent campaign by the Chilean Construction Chamber (CChC) to promote dialogue on occupational safety and health issues.

Published:
11 April 2019
Type:
News
Topic:
Occupational accidents and diseases
Safety and health at work
Commission: / Section
Section on Electricity, Gas and Water
Section on Prevention in the Construction Industry

On 20 February 2019 the Award Ceremony of the Indian Safety Song and Video Contest 2019 took place in the framework of the International Vision Zero Conference in Mumbai, India.

Published:
12 December 2018
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Prevention in the Construction Industry

The growing tendency of companies, to concentrate on their core business and therefore to outsource more and more operational functions leads to an increased use of external resources. This contract work has an impact on normal operations and can further increase the risk of accidents, other health