Abroad, Covid-19 News
19/04/21
FINLAND: 304 cases of Covid-19 recognised as occupational diseases
At the end of March, out of 355 applications for recognition, the Accident Compensation Commission (TAKO) recognised 304 cases...
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News about EUROGIP and occupational risks in Europe
You will find here all the news concerning EUROGIP, health and safety at work from the point of view of Community bodies (directives, recommendations, strategic guidelines…) and standardisation, as well as examples of good practices in the prevention or insurance of accidents at work and occupational diseases in other countries.
Abroad, Covid-19 News
15/04/21
BELGIUM: Covid-19 and oxygen risks
The increased need for oxygen in hospitals for the treatment of Covid-19 patients also leads to a higher risk...
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06/04/21
AUSTRIA: record drop in work-related injuries during pandemic
In 2020, the confinements imposed by the coronavirus pandemic resulted in an unprecedented contraction in employment levels and a...
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23/03/21
GERMANY: Health crisis reflected in workplace claims in 2020
The Covid-19 epidemic has clearly impacted the occupational accident rate in 2020. Thus, accidents at work (760,369) decreased by...
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23/03/21
SWEDEN: dramatic increase in occupational diseases reporting in 2020
According to provisional statistics published by the Swedish Work Environment Authority, occupational disease notifications increased by 86% in 2020...
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17/03/21
BELGIUM: feeling good at work
“What if, together, we could make things happen?” This is the theme of an awareness-raising campaign launched by the...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
12/03/21
DENMARK: Update on Covid-19 occupational injuries
On 8 March, the competent institution AES recorded 4,921 reports of work-related Covid-19. These are cases concerning the disease itself,...
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01/03/21
AUSTRIA: recognition of mesotheliomas is relatively low
In Austria, employers and doctors must report any suspicion of an occupational disease. More than eight out of ten...
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27/02/21
ITALY: first data on the number of accidents at work in 2020
According to the provisional data it has just published, INAIL recorded 554,340 accidents at work in 2020, a drop...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
12/02/21
FRANCE: ministerial update on masks for non-sanitary use
Category 1 and 2 masks are replaced by “general public masks with filtration greater than 90%”. The French Ministries...
