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Prevention news

Published:
12 January 2024
Type:
News
Topic:
Safety and health at work
Prevention of occupational risks
Commission: / Section
Section on Prevention in Trade, Goods Logistics and Port Handling

Researchers and practitioners working in the field of occupational safety and health can now submit abstracts for the International Conference Working on Safety (WOS) 2024 in Dresden which will take place from 22–25 September 2024 at the DGUV Congress Centre. The submission deadline for the

Published:
19 September 2023
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Machine and System Safety

The safety of machines has always been a major focus for the ISSA Section Machine and System Safety. Progress has been made in the past, but there are still too many accidents in relation with machines worldwide which not only cause human suffering, but also entail substantial costs for the social

Published:
18 January 2023
Type:
News
Topic:
Prevention of occupational risks
Commission: / Section
Section on Prevention in the Mining Industry

The International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in the Mining Industry has started a new cooperation on Vision Zero with the ICOH Scientific Committee on Mining Occupational Safety and Health (MinOSH).

Published:
26 October 2022
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Prevention in the Chemical Industry
Section on Machine and System Safety

The ISSA Sections on Prevention in the Chemical Industry and on Machine and System Safety have published two new brochures (modules) on the explosion safety of bulk material plants.

Published:
21 October 2021
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Machine and System Safety

Unsafe or even defeated machines cause nearly 30 per cent of all fatal workplace accidents and nearly 20 per cent of all workplace accidents in the European Union. This is too high a prize every affected worker has to pay and also has negative effects and economic losses for the manufacturers and

Published:
24 March 2021
Type:
News
Commission: / Section
Section on Machine and System Safety

In this article, Professor Siegfried Radandt, Technical Adviser of the Section on Machine and System Safety and internationally renowned explosion protection expert, explores the impact of digital transformation on safety risks and productivity of technical systems.

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:
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.