The ISSA International Seminar on Proactive and Preventive Approaches in  Social Security: Supporting Sustainability took place in Oman from 22 to 24  February, and was hosted by the Public Authority for Social Insurance. The  international event, for which more than 140 participants from social security  organizations in over 30 countries convened, was held under the patronage of HE  Sultan Bin Salim ...

The ISSA report, Social security coverage extension in the BRICS , points out that the social security developments in these countries is particularly significant, as they represent 42 per cent of the world’s population. ISSA Secretary General Hans-Horst Konkolewsky stated that the study has enabled unique analysis of the social dimension of developments in the five countries. “The innovative research carried out by the ISSA and its members ...

"Workers and health & safety is at the core of IMA-Europe’s concerns and activities since its creation in 1993. The association promotes risk prevention and is active in data collection on dust exposure levels for more than 10 years and, more recently, on accidents at work statistics in the sector. It is the duty of managers and employers to take the lead on workplace safety and health, however behavior based safety is the way to improve ...

Mr Kathiravelu Selvarajah was elected in recognition of his long experience in the ISSA and invaluable knowledge of social security, said Mr Stoové in welcoming the newly elected Vice-President. “My election as Vice-President of our Association is an honour for me personally and for my organization,” Mr Selvarajah stated following his election. He expressed his commitment to serving the Association in new ways during his tenure, until the ...

When hands are exposed to hazards, they must be protected and so in order to help prevent injuries, it is crucial to select the gloves that will provide appropriate protection against the potential hazards, and to use and clean them properly.   More specifically, the document provides general information on hands, laws and regulations dealing with hand protection, and on types of gloves, including the methods and materials used to manufacture ...

The meeting – the second Regional Forum for the Americas – involved more than 200 participants, including ministers and parliamentarians, senior administrators, representatives of international organizations and social policy experts from across the Americas and the Caribbean, to analyse and debate some of the most important developments in social security in the region.   Towards a culture of social security Addressing the Forum, ...

Download at EU-OSHA's website: https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/literature_reviews/leadership-and-occupational-safety-and-health-osh-an-expert-analysis/view This report, published by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, examines on 51 pages how good leadership practices can promote better occupational safety and health (OSH) behaviour amongst employees. It considers what are the necessary corporate leadership factors on which ...

Workers’ Health Education is an initiative of the Coronel Institute of Occupational Health Academic Medical Center of the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The initiative is part of, and supported by the WHO Network of Collaborating Centers in Occupational Health. The official launch of the website took place at the 30th ICOH conference in Cancún, México, in March 2012. http://www.workershealtheducation.org/?utm_source=oshmail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oshmail-126 ...

The project will also encompass the development of new techniques for geological engineering methods and rock mechanics that will be demanded by deeper mines and the new technology.  The focus will be on selective exploitation by new sensor based systems for material recognition, boundary layer detection and sorting operations. Although the overall aim is to develop machinery as autonomous as possible, 100% remote operations will not be feasible. ...

These challenges mean that social security systems have to be increasingly innovative to ensure that policy and administrative measures are effective and appropriate. A number of these measures are summarized in a recent ISSA publication, Handbook on the extension of social security coverage to the self-employed .   Who are the self-employed? Photo: iStockphoto The type and number of self-employed varies significantly ...