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02/07/20
SWITZERLAND: audiomobiles for preventive hearing examinations
By means of buses equipped with professional audiometry techniques, the audiomobiles, Suva regularly carries out preventive hearing examinations in...
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News about EUROGIP and occupational risks in Europe
Here you’ll find 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.
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29/06/20
BELGIUM : safety photo contest
As every year, Prevent organises the “No Holidays for Safety” competition. The principle is simple: to immortalize an amazing...
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29/06/20
SWEDEN: remote inspections
Due to the pandemic, the Swedish Working Environment Authority is continuing its workplace inspections, but as far as possible...
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26/06/20
FINLAND: all about occupational diseases
According to the most recent data published by FIOH, a total of 4,090 occupational diseases or suspected occupational diseases...
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18/06/20
AUSTRIA: OSH figures in 2019
Since the 1990s, the number of accidents at work has almost halved. This is a result that is welcomed...
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18/06/20
BELGIUM: recognition of Covid-19 in occupational disease extended
The recognition of Covid 19 as an occupational disease now extends to workers in critical sectors or essential services...
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18/06/20
GERMANY: OSH figures in 2019
In 2019, the risk of accidents at work decreased and asbestos was the main cause of fatal occupational diseases....
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12/06/20
DENMARK: number of injuries stable for 5 years
The Danish Working Environment Authority reports a total of 42,709 accidents at work in 2019. This number has remained...
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12/06/20
FRANCE: vocational high school students filming prevention
“From school to work, it’s up to you to film”: INRS‘s annual video competition, organized in partnership with the...
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12/06/20
BELGIUM: compensation for volonteer jobseekers who died as a result of Covid-19
By creating a “Volunteers Covid-19 Fund” within Fedris, the federal government is now making it possible to provide compensation...
