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For about 40 years, the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) has carried out the campaign “Jugend will sich-er-leben" (Youth want to push limits - but not beyond safety) once a year throughout Germany. The tuition concept with competition character supports teachers in vocational schools and trainers in enterprises by increasing the awareness of young job beginners for occupational safety and health topics

In the "dual" system of the vocational education in Germany the education is realized according to defined "job descriptions". The vocational schools provide the theoretical basis while the enterprises provide the practical training.

International evidence suggests that young people are at a higher than average risk of being killed or injured in the workplace.

The British Safety Council, a global health, safety and environmental charity, is providing free health and safety qualifications for young people and campaigns for safer working conditions.

A British Safety Council video made with the world famous car company, featuring seven of their young apprentices who have all started work recently. They explain, in their own words, why health and safety is important, how to stay safe and urge all young people to speak up or stop work if they feel unsafe.

“InterACTIVELY SAFE AND HEALTHY AT THE WORKPLACE“ – just like currently around 40 learning modules on different issues concerning occupational safety and health. In a descriptive and varied manner, the learning modules interactively convey knowledge on occupational safety and health to the user. The spectrum ranges from general issues, such as “skin protection”, “office work” or “lifting and carrying”, to specific hazards that can arise when working with electric current or hazardous substances. Within 15 to 20 minutes, each learning module conveys the relevant information on the issue. In addition, there’s a knowledge quiz with at least 10 questions - as a self-test for the trainee. However, the learning modules don’t replace the personal instruction. 

This booklet, translated from German, analyzes the risk of work-related stress of managers and employers of small companies.

Also managers and employers are exposed to health risks due to work-related stress, but the question has different aspects with respects to what happens to employees.

This booklet, translated from German, analyzes workers’ behaviors and lifestyles, which must be promoted for stress prevention.

As important as it is to assess and to modify in a positive manner, whenever needed the possible “stressors” at the workplace - work organization, corporate safety climate, control of workloads etc. – it is also important that workers give their positive contribution to the goal of minimizing work-related stress.

With increasing heat strain in the interior of a vehicle, the number of road accidents increases. This paper provides enterprises with easily comprehensible and practical advice on climate, advantegous air quality and air-conditioning in commercially used vehicles.

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Why is it just in winter that the air in the office is dry? What is the possible benefit of ventilation and air-conditioning systems? What is the "sickbuilding syndrome"? These questions and others are answered in the information leaflet „Klima im Büro – Antworten auf die häufigsten Fragen“ (climate in the office - answers to the most frequently asked questions).

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Lasers are sources of optical monochromatic and coherent radiation: this equipment has a high degree of technological diversification and many applications that are related on the wavelength used and the power emission; besides lasers emit continuous or pulsed radiation and can propagate in free or guided modality.

The poster gives advice to enterprises for dealing with persons who wear implants and who are exposed to electromagnetic fields. This poster is well suited to be displayed in any kind of enterprise.

The International Social Security Association (ISSA) provides protection for people world wide through sustainable social security systems. In this context prevention is of great importance. The contribution of knowledge and the commitment of 13 International Sections enable the ISSA to promote occupational safety and health throughout the world.

As a quarter of all accidents in domestic professions (domestic aid, care, technical interventions) are slips, trips and falls almost every third accident is caused by this. For the elder residents, who are the beneficiaries of such aids, 80% of the accidents are slips, trips and falls which may lead to a need for domestic aid or care.  How can these risks be prevented? By analyzing the working situations and acting together. The protective devices concern the resident, the employee but in particular the boss/manager of the enterprise and influence the working organization.

This booklet, addressed to employees and employers, describes, in a detailed manner, all the risks potentially available in the metal processing and metal transformation sectors. The booklet covers both the most common risks (i.e.: accidents due to machines and equipment, manual handling of loads, fire, noise, vibrations) and the less frequent ones (i.e.: exposure to chemical and biological agents). 

This vademecum is addressed to those persons in charge of safety in the building sector: Employers, Health and Safety Managers and Workers’ Representatives for Safety. 

This vademecum is specifically addressed to drivers of concrete trucks. It shows the behaviors to be kept, in order to avoid risks during the following activities: 

• inspection, cleaning and maintenance of the vehicle;
• driving on the road;
• upload, download and delivery of concrete.

This vademecum is specifically addressed to concrete batching plant operators. It shows the behaviors to be kept, in order to avoid risks during the following activities.

How are chemicals stored safely? This question is not only relevant in chemical plants. The products in the following examples are also chemicals:

• Paint and varnishes of a painter workshop
• Cleaning and disinfecting agents of a cleaning company
• Oils, solvents and thinners in a repair shop
• Building foams, cement residue remover of a construction company
• Gas bottles with acetylene, oxygen, liquefied gases of a locksmith

This brochure shall give a practical guide to where and how chemicals should be kept, in particular for small and mediumsized enterprises.

The characterization/labeling of chemicals is an important requirement for an unambiguous hazard communication. However, there are differences between putting chemicals on the market and the activities with chemicals in the enterprise. In the brochure the legal duties of the entrepreneur regarding both fields as well as recommendations for the practical implementation for the user have been put together.

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This booklet provides useful information about: 

• use of carcinogenic and/or mutagenic chemicals at workplaces
• management of the risks related to exposure to such chemicals.