Take part in community plogging and other well-being events during Occupational Safety Week 28.10.-1.11.2024
All members of the University community are warmly welcome to attend the plogging event and webinars organized during the Occupational Safety week 28.10.–1.11.2024. The webinars are in parallel languages so that the speeches are in Finnish and the materials are in Finnish and English if possible.
28 October: Occupational Safety I webinar at 13.00-14.15
This parallel-language webinar will explore occupational safety in laboratories and briefly introduce the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service.
- ViikkiLab – A virtual learning environment for occupational safety in laboratories: ViikkiLab has been designed to meet the challenges identified in orientation, harmonise practices, and increase laboratory safety in teaching and research. Virtual orientation also helps in organising large-scale laboratory courses.
Laboratory Coordinator Kirsi Kähkönen (Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences), 13:00–13:45 - Introduction to the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service: Especially with regard to blood donation and including advice on finding your closest donation site, Nurse Marja Pulkkinen (Finnish Red Cross Blood Service), 13:45–14:15
29 October: Community plogging
Time between lectures? Get yourself a bin bag and a pair of protective gloves with the Uni logo and go plogging, or jogging and collecting litter. Despite the name, you need not jog or run, but can equally as well combine litter picking with a brisk or gentle walk.
If you're studying remotely on Tuesday, you can collect the equipment in advance and go plogging in your local area; if on campus, ask a friend to join you and go plogging nearby. In the latter case, bring the litter to a bin close to the entrances next to the porter lodges (see accompanying locations). If you want, you can also post photos in the Virtanen community feed you can find on the front page of Flamma!
Protective gloves and bin bags adorned with the University of Helsinki logo are available between 23.10.–29.10. from the porter lodges during building opening hours as follows:
- City Centre: Porthania (Yliopistonkatu 3), Metsätalo (Unioninkatu 40), Minerva (Siltavuorenpenger 5)
- Kumpula: Physicum (Gustaf Hällströminkatu 2)
- Meilahti: Haartman Institute (Haartmaninkatu 3)
- Viikki: Info Centre (Viikinkaari 11) and Building A (Latokartanonkaari 9)
1 November: Occupational Safety II webinar 9.30-11.30
Join this parallel-language webinar to hear more about social media harassment and the University’s support for researchers and to explore relaxation, recovery and self-compassion as well as UniSport tools supporting student and staff wellbeing.
- Researchers and social media harassment, the University’s social media guidelines: Producer Jenni Heikkinen (Communications and Community Relations), 9:30–10:00
- Tools supporting student and staff wellbeing: See also available UniSport break exercise services, Specialist Marika Syväoja (UniSport), 10:00–10:15
- Relaxation, recovery and self-compassion – practical tips/ways to recover and increase self-Compassion, Psychologist Ronnie Grandell (self-compassion), 10:15–11:30
Welcome!
More information can be inquired from the Head of Oppucational Safety Timo Valtonen: timo.valtonen@helsinki.fi
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