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Is your office safe and healthy? Ask OiRA
Well-designed workstations and balanced workloads are prerequisites for productive and healthy work. To help make these part of everyday office practice, a new Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool has been developed specifically for…
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Risk assessment tool supports prevention in Spain’s domestic work sector
Managing occupational risks in domestic work in Spain is easier with Prevencion10.es, a risk assessment tool developed by EU-OSHA’s Spanish national focal point and IRAT partner INSST.INSST presented the tool together with its technical guide and…
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Back to school with OiRA for healthier workplaces in education
High workloads, emotional demands and exposure to violence can put teachers and other education staff under considerable strain. For schools and education institutions, the start of the school year is a timely moment to take stock of these pressures…
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Unlocking prevention: 15 years of OiRA
Risk assessment opens the door to safe and healthy work. Yet many small businesses struggle to unlock that door, held back by limited resources and a lack of OSH expertise.Fifteen years ago, EU-OSHA launched OiRA, the Online interactive Risk…
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Extreme heat puts workers at risk. OiRA can help.
As heatwaves intensify across Europe, heat exposure is becoming a serious threat to workers’ health.The Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool on heat and cold helps companies assess thermal hazards and identify appropriate preventive…
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Bringing prevention onto the agenda of European Skills & VET Week
How can skills, vocational education and lifelong learning help Europe respond to economic, social, green and digital transitions?This question frames European Skills & VET Week, led by the European Commission and Cedefop. The Week is a platform…
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Partners join forces to strengthen OiRA uptake in workplaces
How to strengthen the visibility and use of the Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tools was the focus of the OiRA and IRAT Community Meeting, held in Bilbao on 21–22 April 2026.Bringing together OiRA and IRAT partners, the meeting offered an…
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Harassment-free workplaces. Let’s draw the line with OiRA
A new Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool helps businesses prevent and address harassment at work, with a strong emphasis on sexual harassment.It guides employers in involving workers when defining unacceptable behaviour and recognising…
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OiRA supports safer slaughterhouse work in France
France has expanded its Online interactive Risk assessment (OiRA) portfolio with a new tool for ruminant and pig slaughterhouses, the first developed for this sector.With this latest addition, France now offers 50 sector-specific OiRA tools,…
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From winter cold to sudden heat: protecting workers with OiRA
As weather patterns grow more unpredictable, workplaces need to be ready for temperature extremes in every season.The Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) tool on Heat and Cold helps businesses assess thermal risks and take practical steps to…
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