http://www.re-integrate.eu/ Return to work - An Integrated E-Learning Environment en WRC Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:56:07 GMT 2026-04-14T20:56:07Z en WRC http://www.re-integrate.eu/garnish/rss-logo.png http://www.re-integrate.eu/ http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.318 ProMenPol is a 36-month project being undertaken by partners from the Germany, Austria, Ireland, Finland, Estonia, Greece and Belgium. The project is a co-ordination action funded by the European Commission under the 6th Framework Programme. This project sets out to identify useful and practical approaches to the promotion and protection of mental health amongst this wide diversity of theories, models and methods, to form the basis for a systematic multidimensional approach to promoting personal mental health and managing the risk factors that predispose distress and pathology. The project consists of three phases, each of which has its own dissemination mechanism and objectives. Phase 1 will conceptualise and characterise the field, build an effective dissemination platform and identify the key policy drivers and imperatives for Mental Health at EU and Member State level. Phase 2 will focus upon the preparation of Toolkits, bringing together current good practice, customised to three life stages and three contexts, i.e. school, the workplace and residences for older people and produce a proposal for a ‘cross-sectoral’ mental health policy platform. Phase 3 will promote the implementation of pilot projects to review the practicality and usefulness of the toolkits and, based on the feedback from the pilot sites, review and revise the instruments and promote a consensus policy platform on mental health within the EU. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:09:01 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.318 Tilia Boussios 2009-03-18T11:09:01Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.319 AGEING AT WORK is a two year project (2008-2009) funded by the Leonardo da Vinci programme of the European Commission and aims to develop, test and promote a training concept for HR professionals on age management, with a particular focus on health. As our European society and workforce is ageing, there is an emerging need for attention on age management in organisations. More specifically, HR Management needs to tackle the health problems that come along with a workforce growing older. AGEING AT WORK puts ‘integrated workplace health management’ forward as a solution: this approach provides strategies that HR professionals can apply in order to retain older workers in the workforce for longer. In a first phase, a questionnaire survey of user needs will be undertaken in Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland and Poland. In addition, a literature review on the concerning topics (older workers and age management, workplace health management) will be carried out. Based on the outcomes of the needs analysis and literature review, a training will be developed in a second phase. This training addresses HR professionals from all businesses (all branches, public or private), and will exist of a face-to-face training course as well as an integrated e-learning support environment. The training concept will be tested in Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland through a pilot training. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:09:00 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.319 Tilia Boussios 2009-03-18T11:09:00Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.267 Workers and employers need to be made aware of the risks that they face, and how to manage them. But health and safety bodies in the individual EU Member States cannot do this alone. That is why the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work was set up, in 1996. Its mission is to make Europe's workplaces safer, healthier and more productive. They do this by bringing together and sharing knowledge and information, to promote a culture of risk prevention. Located in Bilbao, Spain, the Agency have a dedicated staff of occupational safety and health (OSH), communication and administrative specialists. At the national level, the Agency is represented through a network of focal points, which are usually the lead OSH bodies in the individual Member States. The Agency is a tripartite organisation, meaning that it works with governments, employers and workers representatives. It is a single reference point for OSH information. The Agency also commissions, collects and publishes new scientific research and statistics on OSH risks. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:20:51 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.267 Tilia Boussios 2008-11-03T14:20:51Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.266 The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities has the task of contributing to the development of a modern, innovative and sustainable European Social Model with more and better jobs in an inclusive society based on equal opportunities. It plays a key role in promoting positive interaction between economic, social and employment policies, bringing in the main players who can help to achieve the EU strategic objective, viz. to make Europe the world most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy, capable of sustainable economic growth, with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:16:13 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.266 Tilia Boussios 2008-11-03T14:16:13Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.265 IOSH is Europe's leading body for health and safety professionals, with nearly 33,000 members worldwide, including 13,000 Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners. The Institution was founded in 1945 and is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that sets professional standards, supports and develops members and provides authoritative advice and guidance on health and safety issues. IOSH is formally recognised by the ILO as an international non-governmental organisation. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:07:04 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.265 Tilia Boussios 2008-11-03T14:07:04Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.264 Operating in a highly competitive business environment and with increasing pressure on the labour market, many employers in Europe are becoming aware that they need to implement measures to improve productivity and efficiency while at the same time enhancing the working environment and company culture. Workplace health promotion has been shown to play a major role in achieving these outcomes. The ENWHP promotes good practice in workplace health promotion and advocates the adoption of such practice in all European workplaces. With the support of the European Commission, DG Health and Consumer Protection, the ENWHP has carried out a number of important European initiatives over the past decade which have established workplace health promotion (WHP) as a field of action for public health at European and national level. The current 7th initiative focuses on life-style related Workplace Health Promotion (WHP), and especially on the combination of physical activity, healthy diet, mental health and smoking prevention. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:03:49 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.264 Tilia Boussios 2008-11-03T14:03:49Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.219 Work Loss Data Institute (WLDI) is an independent database development company focused on workplace health and productivity, with offices in California and Texas. WLDI products include Official Disability Guidelines (ODG), now in its 13th edition, which provides evidence-based disability duration guidelines and benchmarking data for every reportable condition. New medical treatment guidelines for work-related conditions are also available with ODG in a complete integrated product, ODG Treatment, currently in its 6th annual edition. Both put evidence-based medicine to work for those involved in workers' comp and non-occupational disability, including insurers, TPA's, health care providers, case managers, employers, benefits administrators, risk managers and claims attorneys in the management of return-to-work and utilization of medical services following illness and injury. Special Studies on illness and injury affecting the workforce have also been released, extracted from ten million cases or more within the ODG database. Other guidelines available from Work Loss Data Institute include the IAIABC Impairment Guides (available on Web versions of ODG), and the CCGPP Chiropractic Practice Guidelines (currently in development). Finally, WLDI publishes the Employer Health Register, a complete directory of products and services used to improve the health and productivity of working people. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:58:14 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.219 Tilia Boussios 2008-10-07T11:58:14Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.215 Eurofound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, is a European Union body, one of the first to be established to work in specialised areas of EU policy. Specifically, it was set up by the European Council (Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1365/75 of 26 May 1975), to contribute to the planning and design of better living and working conditions in Europe. The role of the organization is to provide information, advice and expertise – on living and working conditions, industrial relations and managing change in Europe – for key actors in the field of EU social policy on the basis of comparative information, research and analysis. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:16:42 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.215 Tilia Boussios 2008-10-07T11:16:42Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.213 Employers, employees and the insurance industry launched a new voluntary code which sets out a new way for employers and employees to work together to prevent workplace accidents and resolve industry issues directly. The Workplace Safety Code establishes new guidelines on prevention of workplace accidents; on intervention with medical care for the injured worker if, in spite of best efforts, an accident does happen; and on follow-up support to help the worker recover and return to the workplace as soon as possible. This initiative involves all the relevant organisations operating in the workplace, from the two major employers' groups, IBEC (Irish Business and Employers Confederation), CIF (Construction Industry Federation), as well as ICTU (Irish Congress of Trade Unions), and the IIF (Irish Insurance Federation). The Code is supported by State bodies including the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Health and Safety Authority, The PIAB and FAS. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:15:37 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.213 Tilia Boussios 2008-10-07T11:15:37Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.214 The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work was set up in 1996. The Agency aims to make workers and employers aware of the risks that they face, and how to manage them more efficiently. Their mission is to make Europe's workplaces safer, healthier and more productive. The Agency does this by bringing together and sharing knowledge and information, to promote a culture of risk prevention. The Agency is a tripartite organization, working with governments, employers and workers representatives. We are a single reference point for OSH information. We commission, collect and publish new scientific research and statistics on OSH risks. The Agency shares good practice, and communicates information in a variety of ways to reach workers and workplaces. Our European Risk Observatory aims to identify new and emerging risks. In order to achieve this, it will give an overview of safety and health at work in Europe, describe the trends and underlying factors, and anticipate changes in work and their likely consequences for safety and health. Additionally, it aims to stimulate debate and reflection among the Agency's stakeholders and to provide a platform for debate between policy-makers at various levels. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:15:24 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.214 Tilia Boussios 2008-10-07T11:15:24Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.133 The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is the professional body for those involved in the management and development of people. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:22:56 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.133 Tilia Boussios 2008-10-03T12:22:56Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.129 The National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR), founded in 1994, is an internationally recognized organization committed to reducing the human, social and economic costs of disability. As an education, training and research organization, NIDMAR's primary focus is the implementation of workplace-based reintegration programs which international research has proven is the most effective way of restoring and maintaining workers' abilities, while reducing the costs of disability for workers, employers, government and insurance carriers. The National Institute's success is the result of collaborative initiatives undertaken by leaders in labour, business, government, education, insurance and rehabilitation. NIDMAR is supported by a broad-based Board of Directors and International Council, with senior representatives from Canada, Australia, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, and the United States. As a long-term labour-management and multi-party commitment to disability management in the workplace, NIDMAR is supported by an endowment fund created through contributions from the federal and provincial governments, major private corporations and public organizations. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:43:00 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.129 Tilia Boussios 2008-10-03T11:43:00Z http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.130 The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue in handling work-related issues. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:43:00 GMT http://www.re-integrate.eu/?i=reintegrate.en.links.130 Tilia Boussios 2008-10-03T11:43:00Z