In December 2017, the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSH) adopted its Opinion on the modernisation of six OSH directives to ensure healthier and safer work for all (1). In this document, the ACSH confirmed the need to update the six directives, including Directive 92/58/EEC, a...
This study examined two important aspects of tobacco control: on the one hand, advertising, promotion and sponsorship and on the other, smoke-free environments. In relation to the former, most Member States have successfully implemented, introduced and monitored rules, and compliance has been hi...
The Phenomena study was seeking to define the potential of measures capable of delivering significant reductions (20%-50%) of health burden arising from the environmental noise of roads, railways and aircraft, and to assess how relevant noise related legislation could increase the implementation...
Asbestos is responsible for more than half of the deaths from occupational cancer in the world. Since 2005 Asbestos is banned in Europe. The risks remain, because of the maintenance or demolition work on older buildings and their renovation (increasing energy efficiency) result in substantial ex...