| COVID-19
The Corona outbreak makes us face a new challenge at the workplace. The seven Golden Rules provide useful guidance to address occupational risks at work, which should not be neglected. Vision Zero, promotes a participatory approach amongst employers and workers at the workplace. The Corona crisis shows again how important it is to work together and act responsibly.
In times of Corona, Vision Zero companies and Partners all over the world are now taking measures linked to the Seven Golden Rules. The rules do not only apply to occupational safety, but also to occupational health. This short article describes how the 7 Golden rules are relevant to the risk of a Corona infection at work.
The Vision Zero community in India is growing steadily. In India, almost 200 companies and organizations have already joined as Vision Zero partners.
“Vision Zero in the Digital Age” was in focus during a prevention seminar organized by the International Social Security Association (ISSA) 18-20 February 2020, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
| XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2020
Due to the great response to this year’s Festival, the registration period has been extended until 31 March 2020.
The Vision Zero partner company, IDEC Corporation, has developed a self-check tool, which it is now sharing with the global Vision Zero community.
In October 2019, the European Occupational Health and Safety Symposium "Vision Zero in the Waste Industry" took place in Hamburg. The event was organized by the ISSA Section on Prevention in Transportation.
A big thanks goes to our Vision Zero Partners from Mutual de Seguridad CChC (Mutual for Safety CChC) for having updated the Vision Zero App.
The app offers interactive checklists, analyses the results and gives an overview of the current status while showing the need for action on the operational level.
The Vision Zero Steering Group met on 15 and 16 January 2020 in Cologne, Germany to discuss a number of exciting projects that are in the pipeline.
Of the over 1450 abstracts submitted to the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, taking place in Canada, 4-7 October 2020, at least one third deal with aspects linked to Vision Zero.