Health and Safety at the Workplace

Prevention from injuries and infections with medical sharps

• Joint EPSU/HOSPEEM project - prevention from sharp injuries, final conference

• Joint EPSU/HOSPEEM project - prevention from sharp injuries, 3rd regional seminar

• Joint EPSU/HOSPEEM project - prevention from sharp injuries, 2nd regional seminar

• Joint EPSU/HOSPEEM project - prevention from sharp injuries, 1st regional seminar

• PSI Film "Sharp Sense - Promoting the safety of health care workers"

• EC film on the making of directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention of sharps injuries

• EPSU and HOSPEEM contribution on the prevention of sharps injuries at 2nd European Biosafety Summit

• HOSPEEM - EPSU joint clarification of Framework agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector

• Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE implementing the Framework Agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector

• Framework Agreement on Prevention from Sharp Injuries in the Hospital and Health Care Sector

Tackling third party violence and harassment

• Multi-sectoral guidelines to tackle third-party violence and harassment (2010)

Prevention and reduction of musculoskeletal disorders and psycho-social risks and stress at work

HOSPEEM and EPSU have been provided support by the European Commission for a joint project aimed at implementing one of the two main priorities of the new work-programme 2014-2016 of the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee of the Hospital Sector, i.e. the promotion of occupational safety and health. In this area HOSPEEM members and EPSU affiliates have identified “psychosocial risks and stress at work” and “musculoskeletal disorders” as the two main focal topics.Please find below more information on the project and the related events:

• Conference 2 "Addressing psycho-social risks and stress at work in the hospital sector" - 10 November 2015, Helsinki
• Conference 1 "Addressing musculoskeletal disorders in the hospital sector" - 25 March 2015, Paris
• Meeting documents
  • Kick-Off Meeting Steering Group - 12 November, Brussels
  • Mid-term Meeting Steering Group - 4 June 2015, Brussels
  • Final Meeting Steering Group - 3 March 2016, Brussels
• Summary Info Joint HOSPEEM-EPSU Project (2014-2016)
• Material and guidance
• EU OSHA Healthy Workplace Campaign 2014-2015 "Healthy Workplaces Managing Stress"  

• Conference 2 " A sound mind in a sound body - Taking care of those who take care of us" - 23 & 24 May 2018, Vilnius
• Conference 1 "Working together, learning together - Switching to the learning mode" - 19 & 20 June 2017, Amsterdam