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Norway: Hvilke følger har klimaendringer for sikkerhet og helse på arbeidsplassen? – LO

Kvinne står med ryggen til og ser ut over det åpne hav. Foto/illustrasjon.

28. april markerer vi verdensdagen for sikkerhet og helse på arbeidsplassen (ILO-dagen). Denne dagen markeres hvert år over hele verden, for å minnes ofre av arbeidsrelaterte skader, sykdommer og ulykker.

  KLIMA, MILJØ OG NATUR

I år er temaet på verdensdagen: Hvilke konsekvenser for sikkerhet og helse på arbeidsplassen følger av klimaendringer.

Raset i Gjerdrum i jula 2020

Vi ser konsekvensene av klimaendringer over hele verden. Her hjemme har vi stadig oftere fått kjenne på naturkreftene, et voldsomt eksempel på det er leirraset i Gjerdrum natt til 30. desember 2020.

Etter en uvanlig våt og mild høst, går et enormt kvikkleireskred på Ask i Gjerdrum. Det er natt til 30. desember og de aller fleste ligger og sover når bakken begynner å bevege seg. Det går bare få minutter før en omfattende redningsaksjon settes i gang.

Under svært farlige forhold evakuerer redningsarbeidere beboere og søker etter overlevende i kaoset. Når morgenen kommer, vil 10 personer være omkommet, enda flere personer være skadet og mange har mistet hjemmet sitt ned i det store krateret fylt av leire.

Raset understreker risikoene klimaendringene kan innebære

Den dramatiske natten i Ask i Gjerdum understreker hva klimaendringer kan og vil føre til. Økt nedbør og endrede klimamønstre kan forsterke sannsynligheten for lignende jordskred i fremtiden.

Hva våre tillitsvalgte sier om klima- og miljøendringer

I 2023 startet LO et arbeid, gjennom FAFO, for å kartlegge hvordan våre tillitsvalgte opplever følgene av ekstremvær på arbeidsplassen. Av de tillitsvalgte i panelet, omtrent 1000 personer, har en tredjedel opplevd ekstremvær på arbeidsplassen én eller flere ganger de to siste årene. Av de som hadde opplevd dette, meldte 25 prosent at ekstremværet hadde medført ganske stor eller stor fare for helsen og sikkerheten til de ansatte.

Les hva ILO skriver om temaet for verdensdagen.

Blir de tillitsvalgte involvert i å utarbeide beredskapsplaner?

De tillitsvalgte har også blitt spurt om de er blitt involvert i å utvikle beredskapsplaner når ekstremværet treffer, men mange responderer at de ikke er blitt involvert og at det også er uklart om slike planer finnes.

Klimaendringer skjer og vi har allerede sett hvordan ekstremvær innvirker på arbeidet og arbeidsplassene til LOs medlemmer. Hendelsene vil bli hyppigere og mer ekstreme, og mange vil oppleve et utfordrende klima som en del av arbeidshverdagen.

Arbeidstaker i et farligere og mer uforutsigbart klima

Fagbevegelsen har et spesielt ansvar for å ivareta arbeidstakeres interessert og rettigheter. LO ønsker at regelverk som definerer arbeidstakerrettigheter under ekstremværhendelser skal granskes på nytt.

Men det aller viktigste vi kan gjøre for å sikre god helse og sikkerhet på arbeidsplassen, er å redusere omfanget av klimaendringer og naturtap, og forurensing i miljøet vårt. Det betyr å redusere CO2-utslipp, og utvikle politiske rammeverk som forvalter naturen og miljøet vårt på en bærekraftig måte for vår sikkerhet og helse.

Gibraltar: Chief Minister honours workers in Memorial Day and International Day message

 

The Chief Minister says we owe a huge debt of gratitude to the workers who have built our community, our economy and our democracy. In his Workers’ Memorial Day and International Workers’ Day message, Fabian Picardo reaffirms his government’s commitment to ensuring every worker has a safe, healthy and fair working environment.

He says workers in Gibraltar’s economy have faced many challenges and hardships, especially with Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, which he says have disrupted our lives and livelihoods. He adds workers and employers have shown resilience, solidarity, and courage in the face of these generational challenges.

“They have been the heroes and heroines of our collective response as a Community to this unprecedented crisis.”

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Nigeria: Raising concerns over the adverse health effects of climate change

In commemoration of the 2024 World Day for Safety and Health Work, the Federal Government and International Labour Organisation (ILO), have raised concerns over the adverse effect of climate change on existing health conditions and workplace hazards.

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ismaila Abubakar who spoke at a symposium on Tuesday in Abuja, said there was a need for the ministry to champion laws that would mitigate the adverse impact of climate change on workers, especially those engaged in outdoor jobs, as well as promote safe and healthy working environments.

Represented by the director, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Jafar Musa, he stressed the need for relevant stakeholders to develop innovative solutions and strategies to tackle the challenges posed by climate change in the work environment. Read more

Turkey: TARIM ORMAN-IS outdoor training for forestry workers on 28 April

TARIM ORMAN-IS from Türkiye held an outdoor OHS training session with 70 participants to speak about the hazards and how to gear up against them. In Türkiye, every year more than 300 forestry workers are killed at work and TARIM ORMAN-IS has been conducting such open-air OHS training for forest workers for years now to raise awareness on measurements and protective equipment to save lives. #letstalkhazards #iwmd24

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Brazil: Abril Verde – Evento do Dia 28 Abril

Evento do Dia 28 Abril em São com as Centrais Sindicais brasileiras ao todo 45 entidade. Facebook

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USA: White House proclamation on 28 April

A Proclamation on Workers Memorial Day, 2024

A job is about more than a paycheck — it is about dignity and respect.  Our Nation’s workers built this country, and we need to have their backs.  On the most basic level, that means every worker in this Nation deserves to be safe on the job.  Too many still risk their lives or well-being in unsafe work conditions or dangerous roles.  On Workers Memorial Day, we honor our fallen and injured workers and recommit to making sure every worker has the peace of mind of knowing that they are protected at work and can return home safe to their families every night. read more

Britain: Powerful moments at the Unison safety seminar, Belfast

A powerful moment at UNISON Health and Safety Seminar 2024, as delegates mark #IWMD24 by observing a minute of silence to remember all those who have lost their lives at work. #uHS24 pic.twitter.com/eawcg0lsnE

Morocco: ICOH congress marks 28 April in Marrakech

The ICOH marked International Workers’ Memorial Day on the first day of the 34th International Congress on Occupational Health in Marrakech, Morocco.

Korea: KPTU – ‘Let’s unite and show them the organised power of the food delivery riders!’

The 7th Riders’ March (KPTU Riders Union Branch) is taking place under the slogan of “Let’s unite and show them the organised power of the food delivery riders!”
The main demands are for the implementation of a comprehensive measures, including a safe delivery fee and full application of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and regulation of the abusive behaviour of platform companies such as Baemin and Coupang.
During the march, participants presented Baemin with a special award for the worst company causing injuries and deaths on the occasion of International Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April.

Ireland: Dublin vigil for slain journalists

Members of the NUJ gathered on the steps of the Hugh Lane Galley in Dublin’s Parnell Square on Monday 29 April to remember the journalists killed in the war in Gaza.

The gallery steps overlook the capital city’s Garden of Remembrance and poignantly had previously been the venue for a vigil held to mark the killing of journalist Lyra McKee.

NUJ vice presidents Gerry Curran and Fran McNulty, Cearbhaill O’Siochain chair of the union’s Irish Executive Council (IEC), press ombudsman Susan McKay and Ian McGuinness, Irish organiser were among those who read from the list of the 109 journalists featured on the IFJ list of slain journalists.

A minute’s silence was observed following the reading of the list. In welcoming the attendance, which included a group of visiting Czech journalists and colleague trade unionists, Séamus Dooley renewed calls for a permanent ceasefire and said the NUJ remains gravely concerned at the treatment of journalists by the Israeli government.

The event marked International Workers’ Memorial Day and focussed on the killing of journalists in Gaza.  Last year the EC hosted a similar event at the Garden of Remembrance to remember all journalists killed in the line of duty in the period since the last Irish Delegate Conference.

Séamus Dooley said the journalists killed were slain because of their profession. In remembering those who have died we should also remember those injured and all who had lost loved ones.

It is vital, he said, that journalists should be free to enter Gaza and to report on the war. The terrible horror which has unfolded in Gaza was a story which must be covered.

NUJ News release