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Fra: Linda Oksanen [mailto:linda.oksanen@niva.org]
Sendt: 4. december 2019 10:05
Til: Ole Carstensen
Emne: Advanced course on Alternative Assessment and Substitution of Dangerous Substances at Workplaces, 21-23.4.2020, Helsinki, Finland

Alternative Assessment and Substitution of Dangerous Substances at Workplaces
21st – 23rd of April 2020
Helsinki Congress Paasitorni, Finland

Substitution of many substances of concern can be easier when you know the basic concepts of alternative assessment and substitution. The course introduces these principles and the available tools to support the substitution of hazardous substances at workplaces.

Course outline:

The training method used at the course is based on the Small Group Activity Method which is focused on activities of the participants. Participants are divided into small groups to perform different tasks. The results are shared with the other participants in plenary sessions conducted by the course leader/lecturers. The aim is to learn by doing and by sharing knowledge and experience with the other participants. A number of lectures and presentations will be included in the course as well.

Main topics:

The course covers the following topics:
• Substitution in the regulation
• The substitution process
• Identification of hazardous chemical agents at work
• How and where to identify alternatives
• Alternatives assessment
• Cost assessment

Course leader:
Lothar Lieck, Senior Project Manager, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Spain

Registration deadline: February 17th 2020

More information and registration
Preliminary program
Course leaflet (for distribution)

NIVA - The Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health - is a Nordic institute funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM). The aim of NIVA is to provide advanced training for researchers, practitioners and specialists in the field of occupational health and safety.

Kind regards,

Linda Oksanen
Project and Communications Manager
Mobile +358 40 5463 277
linda.oksanen@niva.org

NIVA
Topeliuksenkatu 20
FI-00250 Helsinki
www.niva.org

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Health Promoting and Sustainable Leadership
26th – 28th of May 2020
Le Foyer Européen, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Leadership of high quality is considered a key condition for organizing more attractive work with beneficial working conditions promoting employees' health and work engagement. This course focuses on the multi-component factors and conditions of importance for a sustainable leadership, from a system perspective (individual – group – workplace – organization – society). In these aspects, the course focuses especially on contemporary challenges such as creating attractive, inclusive and innovative workplaces. The course also applies a hands-on perspective of managerial work to support application in practice.

Main topics:

• Health promotion: concepts and theory
• Leadership approaches of importance for workers' well-being, work engagement and creating an attractive workplace
• Leaders’ own sustainability: approaches and organizational preconditions
• Promoting a good working environment: decrease risks and strengthen resources
• Change management and working with sustainable organizational developments
• Strengthen social capital, teamwork and creativity in workgroups
• Building organizational capacity for health promoting working conditions
• Applications of health promoting leadership in the Nordic countries
• Interventions for health promoting leadership

Course leader:
Lotta Dellve, Professor in Work Science, Dpt Sociology and Work Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Registration deadline: April 21st 2020

More information and registration
Preliminary program
Course leaflet (for distribution)

NIVA - The Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health - is a Nordic institute funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM). The aim of NIVA is to provide advanced training for researchers, practitioners and specialists in the field of occupational health and safety.

Kind regards,

Linda Oksanen
Project and Communications Manager
Mobile +358 40 5463 277
linda.oksanen@niva.org

NIVA
Topeliuksenkatu 20
FI-00250 Helsinki
www.niva.org

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