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21/01/25

GERMANY: Three new occupational diseases recognised

Under a new regulation adopted on 11 December 2024, three new diseases have been added to the list of occupational diseases and may be recognised as such under certain conditions. These are damage to the shoulder rotator cuff, gonarthrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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13/01/25

FRANCE: The essential 2023 report from the occupational injuries insurance scheme is online

The 2023 Key Features - Health and safety in the workplace provides an overview of the key figures for the general scheme relating to accidents at work, commuting accidents and occupational diseases. It also looks at compensation for victims and provides data on the Branch, such as the financial balance sheet and the prevention measures implemented.

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23/12/24

GERMANY: Fatal accidents at work and commuting accidents at their lowest level in 2023

In its report on 2023, the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) presents trends in employment, accidents at work and occupational illnesses, pensions and incapacity for work. Taking all years together, the number of fatal accidents at work and commuting accidents has never been so low.

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17/12/24

NETHERLANDS: health and safety for temporary workers remains a challenge

In November, 69% of the 172 companies inspected were in breach of the rules on working conditions for temporary workers. In addition, 12% were partially or totally closed due to serious risks related to working at height or using dangerous machinery.

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10/12/24

SPAIN: new regulations to deal with climate risks

One month after storm Dana claimed the lives of 250 people, Spain is making changes to its labor laws, introducing “paid climatic leave”, fleshing out collective agreements and introducing a right to information in the event of meteorological risk.

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29/11/24

GREAT BRITAIN: workplace accident figures 2023-2024

On Wednesday 20 November, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its accident statistics for the period 2023-2024. It reveals a relatively stable situation compared with the previous period, but with higher rates than in the pre-pandemic period of 2018-2019.

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20/11/24

ITALY: Worklimate 2.0 project on thermal hazards in the workplace wins award

Launched in May 2023 for a period of 2 years, the Worklimate 2.0 project aims to deepen knowledge of the effects of environmental heat stress (particularly heat) on worker health and safety, company productivity and the social costs associated with ensuing workplace accidents.

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18/11/24

SPAIN: ‘A day like any other’, the new motto of the prevention campaign

Every day in Spain, 2 people die at work and 35 are hospitalized as a result of an accident at work. Faced with these alarming figures, the Spanish government launched an occupational risk prevention campaign in November 2024 called “Un Dia Cualquiera” (A day like any other).

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30/10/24

BELGIUM: Constructiv offers more and more publications in foreign languages

With some 40,000 posted workers working on Belgian sites every day, Constructiv is continuing its efforts to make as many prevention tools as possible available in several languages.

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25/10/24

GERMANY: a new database to prevent occupational cancers

The Institute for Occupational Safety of the German Statutory Accident Insurance (IFA) has launched a new free database dedicated to best practice in preventing work-related cancers, which were the cause of around 1,500 deaths in 2023.

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