The European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) has just launched HesaMag, a new magazine devoted to occupational health and safety. This twice-yearly publication will replace the Newsletter HESA.

HesaMag carries a wealth of pictures and is printed in four colours, and aims to appeal to a wide public: “HesaMag aims to show that occupational health is not just a matter for the specialists, it is equally a question of everyday life and a major political issue”, explains Laurent Vogel, the director of the ETUI’s Health and Safety department.

To achieve this aim, the editorial team has chosen to vary the styles, opening the magazine’s pages up to articles on popular science, reports, interviews, surveys and so on. Each issue will devote ten or so pages to tackling a particular problem with implications for workers’ health. The first issue focuses on nanotechnologies, while the second will explore the links between work and social inequalities in terms of health.

In addition to the special topic, readers will find articles on the most burning areas of European policy on health and safety at work, together with an international section, reports on trade union initiatives and reviews of works on the subject.

• (free of charge)