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Did you know....
that May 17 is Constitution Day in Norway and a national holiday. It was on this day in 1814 that Norway became an independent nation.

 

 

Featured training

 Workplace interventions - how can employees' return to work be facilitated after sickness absence? (6205)

  • main causes of sickness absence
  • defining a healthy/ unhealthy workplace
  • obstacles for a successful RTW
  • managing work ability - individual and organisational level
  • long term disability
  • work place interventions for different causes of sickness absence
  • integrating RTW strategies to everyday OHS practices

A holistic approach to well-being among security workers (6206)

Police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, prison or military workers, border guards, customs officials, as well as private security guards...

  • human factors, expertise and work engagement in security occupations
  • cardio respiratory and musculoskeletal health, atypical shifts
  • assessment of work strain and recovery
  • latest knowledge on physical risks and protective equipments
  • contact with customers

 

Bullying and harassment at work (6210)

In autumn 2012, NIVA is organising a one day seminar in each of the Nordic capitals to highlight the need to tackle workplace bullying and harassment.

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All training activities in 2012

Roadmap to world class safety - new approaches in safety research (6203)

6 - 11 May 2012 / Hotel Gabija, Palanga, Lithuania / Dr. Tuula Räsänen, Team Leader, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health / 540 EUR (490 + 490 EUR if both parts are attended. Second part in 2013)

Seafarers' fitness and emergency situations aboard ships (6204)

29 May - 1 June 2012, Naantali Spa Hotel, Naantali, Finland, Adjunct professor Heikki Saarni, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and Dr. Andra Ergle, Forvaters Terra Ltd, Latvia / 590 EUR

Workplace interventions - how can employees' return to work be facilitated after sickness absence? (6205)

17-19 September 2012, Radisson Blu Saga Hotel, Reykjavik, Ásta Snorradóttir, Researcher, Administration of Occupational Safety and Health, Iceland / 500 EUR

A holistic approach to well-being among security workers (6206)

3-6 September 2012 / Emergency Services College (Pelastusopisto), Kuopio, Finland / Adjunct professor Sirpa Lusa and adjunct professor Rauno Pääkkönen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health / 490 EUR

Nordic Tour on Bullying and Harassment at Work (6210)

Helsinki - 13 September 2012 / The House of Estates, Helsinki, Finland Oslo - 18 September 2012 / National Institute of Occupational, Oslo, Norway Copenhagen - 3 October 2012 Reykjavik - 22 October 2012 Stockholm - 27 November 2012

Occupational lung diseases – prevention and risk factors (6207)

30 September - 4 October 2012 / Säröhus Conference Hotel, Särö (Gothenburg area), Sweden / Professor Kjell Torén, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden / 590 EUR

Indoor air quality, health, comfort and productivity - the use of energy in buildings and building dampness (6208)

22 - 26 October 2012, Scandic Strand, Bergen, Norway Professor Bente E. Moen, University of Bergen, Norway / 490 EUR

Occupational health services in transition (6201)

6 - 8 November / Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland / Professor Kaj Husman and Chief Physician Juha Liira, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health / 500 EUR