Good Practices

The Irish Health and Safety Authority (HSA) have completed two dedicated campaigns addressing occupational carcinogens on Irish construction sites. Over 600 inspections in total were…

Welding of large workpieces, such as tanks and silos, makes it difficult and often impossible to use local exhaust ventilation. Kremsmüller Industrieanlagenbau KG combined layer…

Exposition against stainless steel dust (Chromium- and Nickel compounds) formed during grinding or polishing and fumes formed during welding can be well reduced using local…

Good illumination is one of the crucial factors for good quality when welding. Integrating lights in the hoods of local exhaust ventilations increases ergonomics and…

In the first half of 2017, the Romanian Labour Inspection conducted a control campaign aimed at preventing occupational cancer by controlling the way of implementation…

Setting and problem The European Lung Foundation (ELF) was founded by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) in 2000 with the aim of bringing together patients,…

Setting and problem Marking, drilling and filling holes in ceilings causes many occupational safety hazards for construction workers. It causes a repetitive strain on the…

Intro/setting and problem In April 2016 the FNV (Dutch Federal Trade Union) has started a project called “Carcinogenic Substances”, in order to tackle the risks…

Intro/Setting/Problem Sibelco has been carrying out dust exposure monitoring for many years, both to ensure compliance with national Workplace Exposure Limits and as part of…

Intro/Setting/Problem In the Netherlands annually 3200 people die because of respiratory diseases or cancer. This is 86% of the total of 3700 people that die…