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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, such as 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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16/10/24

NETHERLANDS: a roofer’s commitment to UV protection

Ed van der Want, a roofer for 38 years, developed skin cancer as a result of prolonged exposure to UV rays. After several operations, he became an advocate for sun protection on building sites and won a change in the collective agreement for his sector.

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30/09/24

GERMANY: what insurance is needed for private conversations at work?

During working hours, it's not unusual to have private conversations. But what happens if an accident occurs during these exchanges? Are employees covered by insurance? It depends, as the following examples show.

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30/09/24

SWEDEN: focus on fatal accidents over the period 2013-2023

A new report from Afa Försäkring lists 196 fatal accidents at work between 2013 and 2023, 80% of them in the private sector. In 2023 there will be 24 more fatalities than in the previous year.

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