“Epidemiology is a lot like detective work”

Course leader presentation: Reiner Rugulies Psychosocial Occupational Epidemiology 26th – 28th of November 2019, Hotel Marienlyst, Helsingør, Denmark What is your background? I am Professor of Psychosocial Work Environment and Health at the National Research Centre for the Working Environment in Copenhagen, Denmark and Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen University. My educational background is in Psychology … Continued

“Respiratory diseases due to occupational exposures are still much too common”

Course leader presentation: Anna-Carin Olin Occupational Respiratory Diseases – Prevention and Risk Factors 22nd – 24th of October 2019, Säröhus, Särö, Sweden What is your background? I am a physician and professor specialized in Occupational and Environmental Medicine as well as Allergology. I have worked for 25 years at the Dept of Occupational and Environmental … Continued

Life Course Management – concept as a good practice

Life Course Management – concept as a good practice Article related to the NIVA course From Age Management to Life Course Management, 27th – 29th of August 2019 at Kurhotel Skodsborg, Skodsborg, Denmark Salla Toppinen-Tanner, PhD, Head of program, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) Jukka Vuori, Professor, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) The aim of the … Continued

Assessing and improving OHC in SMEs – current research and an example of tools

Assessing and improving OHC in SMEs – current research and an example of tools Research related to the NIVA course on Good Occupational Health Cooperation in Small Enterprises, 21st – 22nd of May 2019, Hotel Clarion, Helsinki, Finland   1. PowerPoint presentation on Occupational Health Cooperation between Small Enterprises and Occupational Health Services by Kristina … Continued

A positive approach to diversity, in which organizational systems and practices are fully inclusive, will serve to improve effectiveness and performance

A positive approach to diversity, in which organizational systems and practices are fully inclusive, will serve to improve effectiveness and performance Book extract related to the NIVA course on Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace, 11th – 13th of June 2019 at Quality Hotel View, Malmö, Sweden “The workforce of the twenty-first century is characterized by … Continued

Midler til nordiske projekter i 2020 fra nordisk arbejdsmiljøudvalg

Nordisk arbejdsmiljøudvalg har til opgave at bidrage til gennemførelsen af samarbejdsprogrammet på arbejdslivsområdet 2018-2021 i Nordisk Ministerråd. Arbejdsmiljøutvalget bevilger projektmidler til nordiske projekter for år 2020. Støtte-kategori Ansøgning om støtte Deadline fre, 16/08/2019 – 12:00 Relateret organisation Arbejdsmiljøudvalget Nordisk Ministerråd for Arbejdsliv (MR-A) Nordisk Ministerråd Økonomisk ramme 2,3 mill. DKK til fordeling Lande Åland Islands … Continued

Vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work

Vision zero: from accident prevention to the promotion of health, safety and well-being at work Article related to the NIVA course on Safety Promotion – Research and Good Practice, 7th–9th of May 2019, Hanaholmen/Hanasaari, Espoo (Helsinki area), Finland Gerard Zwetsloot (a), Stavroula Leka (a) and Pete Kines (b) a) Centre for Organisational Health and Development, University of … Continued

Aiming for a systematic approach

Article related to the NIVA course on Designing, implementing and evaluating organizational interventions, 13th – 15th of May 2019, Hotel Copenhagen Island, Copenhagen, Denmark Karina Nielsen, Professor, Director of the Institute for Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK Participatory interventions are ways of increasing organizational resilience. It also helps to manage problematic working conditions that … Continued