⯈ COVID-19 risk assessment at work: let’s do it better with OiRA
Two new modules have been included to allow risk assessments of work scenarios related to deliveries and working on clients’ premises. Companies’ approaches to COVID-19 testing and vaccination have also been integrated.
OiRA tool on COVID-19

⯈ COVID-19 and long COVID: step-by-step guidance on getting back to work
Two new guides for managers and workers explain the challenges that returning workers face after suffering COVID-19, whether affected by acute illness or longerterm symptoms, also known as long COVID.
COVID-19 resources for the workplace

⯈ Regulating telework and occupational safety and health in a post-COVID world
A new report examines how telework is regulated at EU and national levels, and the changes and policy debates that have emerged in response to the pandemic.
Regulating telework in a post-COVID-19 Europe

⯈ Keep on moving: managing sedentary work to prevent musculoskeletal disorders
Sitting or standing for long periods at work is all too common but bad for workers’ health — what can employers do to manage the risks? Find all the latest guidance, tools and tips in the sedentary work priority area of our Lighten the Load campaign website.

From using sit-stand workstations to taking regular ‘stretch breaks’, there are lots of ways to promote regular movement and reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and other health problems. It’s time to get moving! Find out more about sedentary work

⯈ OSH Strategic Framework 2021- 27: Prevention now more than ever
On 5 July 2021, a High-level symposium on Prevention, now more than ever: Social Europe’s New Framework for Safer and Healthier Work discussed the new EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2021-2027 and addressed major questions about the future of occupational safety and health.

The event counted on the participation of EU Commissioner Nicolas Schmit and Professor Sir Michael Marmot, as well as an interesting mix of representatives from the Slovenian EU Council Presidency, the European Parliament, trade unions and employers, the European Commission and EU-OSHA.