Based on European health initiatives on reducing workplace risks and promoting workplace health, the contributors focus on issues that predominantly or exclusively affect women, or have gender-specific implications. Covered issues are: legal foundations for workers’ safety, in general and by gender: occupational hazards, musculoskeletal injuries, communicable diseases: work-life balance issues, including stress, burnout and depression: violence, bullying and sexual harassment: pregnancy and breastfeeding: screening at the workplace: smoking cessation, alcohol awareness, diet/exercise and other lifestyle concerns.