Traduction de «travailleur avisé travailleur en santé » (Français → Anglais) :

Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 1981 | Recommendation concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment

Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment | Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981

occupational health hazard

healthy worker effect

Recognises the reluctance of some Member States to legislate for the private sphere; considers, nevertheless, that non-action will come at a high cost for both society and the workers concerned; stresses that the predicted growth in demand for care workers, in particular in private households, makes such legislation a necessity in order to fully protect such workers; calls, therefore, on the Member States, together with the social partners, to take measures to provide an adequate and appropriate system of inspection, consistent with Article 17 of ILO Convention No 189, and adequate penalties for violation of occupational safety and he ...[+++]alth laws and regulations.

23. Stresses the need to introduce more stringent protection of workers, taking into account not only exposure periods but also the mix of chemical and/or toxic substances to which they are exposed; points out that many healthcare workers are exposed to hazardous chemicals in their workplace; calls on the Commission to take action on chemical risk factors in the healthcare sector and to include specific provisions on healthcare workers’ exposure to hazardous drugs in the OSH strategic framework; urges the Commission to ensure that all workers directly or indirectly involved in the use or disposal of medical sharps equipment are adequa ...[+++]tely protected; points out that this could, if necessary, entail a revision of Directive 2010/32/EU on prevention of sharps injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector;

Council Directive 89/391/EEC [43] on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work, in particular Directive 98/24/EC [44]on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work and Council Directive 89/656/EEC [45] on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace, have created conditions for improvements in the safety of workers and operators.

any effects on the health and safety of workers at particular risk, in particular workers who wear active or passive implanted medical devices, such as cardiac pacemakers, workers with medical devices worn on the body, such as insulin pumps, and pregnant workers.