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The Centre for Occupational Safety provides information, training and tools for developing and maintaining safe and healthy working conditions.

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What is occupational safety?

Occupational safety is about making sure that the physical, mental and social working conditions in the workplace are in order.

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Occupational health and safety cooperation

A safe and healthy workplace is built through occupational health and safety cooperation between the employer and the employees and through good supervisor work.

Occupational safety in practice

What kind of training could I participate in myself?

Our training courses emphasize practicality, strong occupational safety expertise and a diverse knowledge of various fields.

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Identifying the hazards of office work

13.3.2023

This new Identifying the hazards of office work form is intended for the identification of the hazards and harms involved in the physical, technical, and operational environment of office-type expert…

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Ground rules promote safety in work outside the workplace

15.2.2023

Orientation materials for newspaper deliverers

19.12.2022

Multilingual video on working safely on Finnish farms

6.5.2022

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Practical guides and instructions for developing work communities

Our publications provide information on the development and organization of occupational safety and health in your workplace. We have guides and instructions on both sectoral and cross-cutting topics.

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Form: Identifying the hazards of office work

This form is intended for the identification of the hazards and harms involved in the physical, technical and operational environment of office-type expert work and as support for assessing risks.

PDF: Occupational healthcare as support at the workplace during change

The role of occupational healthcare is to act as the expert on the connection between work and health during change.

Video: Tauno does it safe, introduction training and guidances

The animation is intended to help workplaces to introduce a new employee and guide them to work.

PDF: Ethical Strain at Work

The Ethical Strain at Work seeks to help workplaces in identifying and addressing work-related ethical strain. This publication is intended for managers, supervisors, occupational health and safety…

Digital publication: Let’s meet online!

In more and more work communities, a substantial share of the interactions and encounters take place virtually. This publication provides some tips on how the host of the event can support and…

Print: Preventing and handling inappropriate treatment in the workplace

This publication is meant to support workplaces in preventing and handling harassment and other inappropriate treatment and in drafting procedures and guidelines relating to these situations.

Digital publication: Remote Management and Virtual Interaction in the Work Community

In this publication, we will discuss the significance and role of the supervisor and the activities of a dispersed work community in an environment where interaction takes place entirely or in part…

Digital publication: Safe Remote Work

The development of information and communication technology has led to an increasing number of possibilities when choosing the time and place of work. Computers, mobile devices and the internet are…

Card Training Courses

The Occupational Safety Card has been developed to improve occupational safety in shared workplaces. The Well-being at Work Card training course provides a clear direction and tools for developing occupational well-being in the workplace.

Occupational Safety Card courses Well-being at Work Card courses