EBN Study Features in Leading Nursing Trade Publication

The European Biosafety Network is pleased to be featured in the Nursing Times and Labmate, which have covered our study on the occupational health risks of exposure to formalin and formaldehyde. Nursing Times article: https://www.nursingtimes.net/nurse-wellbeing/nurses-health-at-risk-from-toxic-levels-of-formaldehyde-13-05-2026/Labmate article:… Read more

Studie des EBN in „Bibliomed Pflege“ vorgestellt

Das European Biosafety Network freut sich über die Veröffentlichung in „Bibliomed Pflege“, in der unsere Studie zu den arbeitsmedizinischen Risiken einer Exposition gegenüber Formalin und Formaldehyd vorgestellt wurde. Den vollständigen Artikel finden Sie hier: https://www.bibliomed-pflege.de/news/formaldehyd-risiken-pflege-arbeitsschutz… Read more

EBN study on healthcare worker exposure featured in German nursing media

New findings from a European Biosafety Network (EBN) study on occupational exposure to hazardous medicinal products have been featured in Bibliomed Pflege, one of Germany’s leading nursing publications: https://www.bibliomed-pflege.de/news/studie-zeigt-massive-luecken-beim-gefahrstoffschutz The article reports on a… Read more

Webinar: Ensuring Safety in the Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs

In May, the European Biosafety Network (EBN), in collaboration with the German Society for Oncological Nursing (KOK), hosted an informative and highly practical online webinar designed specifically for oncology nurses and healthcare professionals working with cytotoxic drugs. Read more

EBN presents at OncoSafe Romania in Bucharest

On 22nd May 2025 the EBN presented at the OncoSafe Conference in Romanian Parliament, Bucharest. This was an educational conference dedicated to improving safety practices in the handling and administration of cytostatics, cytotoxics and other CMR hazardous substances collectively… Read more

Protecting health workers from hazardous products

IAN LINDSLEY, TONY MUSU and ADAM ROGALEWSKI 9th February 2023 There is more clarity about hazardous medicinal products but awareness still needs to be raised to protect workers. Health workers need protection at all stages of the… Read more

ETUI Webinar: Cancer risks in healthcare workers

On 12 October, from 11-12h, CET, the ETUI is hosting a webinar on cancer risks in healthcare workers: identification of Hazardous Medicinal Products (HMPs). In the healthcare sector, 12.7 million workers across the EU are potentially exposed… Read more

ETUI Seminar on workers’ protection and chemicals

Ian Lindsley, Secretary of the EBN, attended the 18th Seminar on workers’ protection and chemicals in Zadar, Croatia from 28-29 June 2022. The seminar was organised by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and is financially supported by the… Read more

Hazardous Drugs: Guide to Surface Monitoring

    Nurses must have the greatest individual protection during the handling of hazardous drugs, guaranteeing at the same time adequate patient care, and must also be informed and trained on the risks associated with the activity they carry out,… Read more

ANSES report to the French government

The French health and safety agency ANSES has just published its report to the French government recommending the inclusion in French national legislation and the CMD of a list of cytostatic, or carcinogenic, drugs and agents (HMPs). … Read more

Virtual Conference on Hospital Workers Wellbeing Matters

On 23rd February 2021, the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQa) and the International Hospital Federation (IHF) held a virtual conference on hospital workers wellbeing matters. The event provided ISQa’s and IHF’s members and the wider community a global… Read more

Medication Errors: The Second Victim

“All medication errors are potentially avoidable. They can thus be greatly reduced or even prevented by improving the systems and practices of medication, including ordering, prescription, preparation, dispensing, administration and monitoring.”  World Health Organization (WHO) 2017. (1) The Problem … Read more

COVID and Influenza Preparedness in Europe

The COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions will continue for some time and is likely to continue to place an ongoing burden on already stretched healthcare workers and patients in Europe, which will be exacerbated if it coincides with the… Read more

COVID-19 Vaccination Programme

COVID-19 vaccination is the most important global healthcare initiative at the moment and by the end of 2020/beginning of 2021, it is expected that pharmaceutical companies will start to deliver the first vaccines in Europe but probably not enough… Read more

EBN feedback to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

Preventing exposure to carcinogenic hazardous drugs Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan for Europe has to consider the potential benefits for workers, the healthcare system, patients and their families, by what has already identified as a preventive instrument in the roadmap,… Read more

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