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25/01/23

SPAIN: teleworker’s fall in his kitchen to drink water recognised in accident at work

In a second instance, the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid recognised as an accident at work the injury suffered by a teleworker in the kitchen of his home while he was drinking water.

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12/01/23

FRANCE: The decree on the prevention passport is published

The decree published in the Journal Officiel of 30 December 2022 finally determines the terms of implementation of the prevention passport, provided for by the Law on health at work of 2 August 2021.

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30/12/22

GERMANY: handling of machine safety devices in question

According to an IFA survey, approximately 10,000 occupational injuries per year, some of which are fatal, result from the handling of protective devices on machines... most often tolerated by company management.

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23/11/22

ITALY: tumour linked to mobile phone use recognised in PM

The Court of Appeal of Turin has just ruled in favour of a 63-year-old former technician who was seeking recognition as an occupational disease of the benign auricular tumour of which he was a victim for having used his mobile phone at work for at least 2.5 hours a day for 13 years.

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23/11/22

SWITZERLAND: National campaign for OSH in small enterprises

Five organisations active at national level in the field of occupational health and safety are joining forces for the first time in a prevention campaign aimed at managers in companies with two to nine employees.

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23/11/22

FRANCE: The 2021 Occupational Risks Insurance report is available

The Occupational injuries Branch of the Social Security system publishes the figures for the 2021 as well as the highlights of its activity, particularly in the field of prevention of accidents at work and occupational diseases.

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23/11/22

BELGIUM: All about accidents at work and commuting accidents in 2021

In 2021, the number of accident reports increased slightly (+12%) compared to 2020. However, it remains lower than in 2019.

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07/11/22

GERMANY: Pandemic weighs on workers’ mental health

The risk of severe psychological stress was increased two to three times among workers with a high or potentially high occupational risk of being infected with the coronavirus, including workers outside the health sector.

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07/11/22

DENMARK: new rules on the recognition of post-traumatic stress

According to a new decision of the Danish Appeals Commission, the practice regarding the assessment of the temporal conditions for the recognition of post-traumatic stress disorder as an accident at work is changing.

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18/10/22

GERMANY: skin diseases and Covid-19

Between 5 and 20% of people who have an acute infection with Covid-19 or Long Covid may develop a skin infection. This usually disappears. But if the damage persists, it may be recognized as an occupational disease in the same way as Covid-19 as an “infectious disease”.

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