Sustainability in schools and education means running educational institutions in a sustainable way - taking care of resources, a safe and healthy work and learning environment, being climate neutral and being aware of environmental impacts, but it can be much more.
Occupational hygiene can mean much more than "just" hygiene - but in times of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, hygiene itself gains very high importance. Find a selection of examples of good practice from our database dealing with this topic.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the most common work-related ailments. They affect millions of workers. MSDs are causing workers to leave the workforce early, which is a human and a financial burden.
But the numbers of MSDs among children and adolescents as well as young workers are also already worryingly high.
The Good Healthy Schools Initiative (GHSI), led by Prof Peter Paulus from Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany, is looking for relevant decision-makers who are responsible for national health projects in schools in Europe and abroad.
A new report on Artificial intelligence and education by Dr Ulrike Bollmann has been released by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA).
This report examines the opportunities and risks associated with the integration of new digital technologies for the health, safety and wellbeing of teachers in schools. This is viewed both from the perspective of occupational safety and health (OSH) and a pedagogical perspective.
We have a new topic "OSH impact of digitalisation in education". This collection of good practice examples shows the impact that various forms of digitalisation can have on safety and health in education and training. Another topic deals with “Digital teaching and learning” in general.