April 28 was designated by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Since 2003, the date promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally while calling for international attention on the wide range of health issues that can arise at work and the ways in which we can help reduce the number of work-related deaths and injuries.

At ICMAB, the Health and Safety Committee, led by Roberta Ceravola, has organized a weeklong event, from 25 to 29 of April, with daily activities that will help anyone at ICMAB have a safer experience in and out of the lab.

Here are the activities for this year’s Safety and Health Week:

Presentation of the “Safety Tips” Poster

• 25 April 2022, from 12 to 1 pm
• Come and pick up a poster for your research group! We have printed them in A1 and you can hang them in the laboratories.
• Look for Roberta Ceravola, ICMAB Health and Safety Committee
• At the ICMAB Hall
• You can download the poster here (in PDF)

Presentation of the “Safety form for external samples delivery”

• 26 April 2022, from 12 to 1 pm
• This form is especially designed for the Scientific & Technical Services, but everyone is welcome. It is useful for those people receiving samples and materials from other institutions or from abroad. 
• At the Sala d’Actes Carles Miravitlles.

Safety and Health at work talk by the "Servei de Prevenció de Riscos Laborals del CSIC"

• 27 April 2022, from 11 am to 12 pm
• A talk about the safety and health at CSIC by:
  • Carmen Romera Barrios, Servei de Prevenció de Riscos Laborals de Catalunya i Balears, CSIC.
  • José Julián Llerena Cabello, Servei de Prevenció de Riscos Laborals de Catalunya i Balears, CSIC.
• At the Sala d’Actes Carles Miravitlles.
• The talk will be in Catalan/Spanish

Game: How good are you at safety & health?

• 28 April 2022, from 12 to 1 pm
• We invite everyone to participate in the game. There will be a raffle among all the participants that know all the answers. Come and play!
• Organized by Roberta Ceravola, ICMAB Health and Safety Committee
• At the ICMAB Hall.

Gestió de residus químics: on van els residus que generem al laboratori?

• 29 April 2022, from 12 to 1 pm
• Introduction about the waste management at ICMAB by:
  • Roberta Ceravola, Responsable de la Gestió de Residus a l’ICMAB
• Followed by a talk about the waste management outside ICMAB by:
  • Ricard Gracia, Tècnic Comercial de FCC Ámbito
  • Àngels Martí, Cap de Qualitat i Prevenció de Riscos Laborals de FCC Ámbito
• At the Sala d'Actes Carles Miravitlles 
• The talk will be in Catalan/Spanish

More information

• Health and Safety Committee at ICMAB and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
• Stop the pandemic: Safety and health at work can save lives
• World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022 Report: Enhancing social dialogue towards a culture of safety and health: What have we learned from the COVID-19 crisis? (ILO)
• Safe Day 2022 PowerPoint: World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022 PowerPoint (ILO)
• 28 April: World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022 - Act together to build a positive safety and health culture (ILO)
• 28 d'abril. Dia Internacional de la Seguretat i la Salut en el Treball (GenCat)