Abroad
25/09/20
GERMANY: the impact of demographic change in Europe
On 17 June 2020, the European Commission adopted its first ever report on the consequences of demographic change. It...
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
22/09/20
GREAT-BRITAIN: 8,666 workers affected by Covid-19
Where a worker has been diagnosed as having COVID-19 and there is reasonable evidence to suggest that it was caused by occupational exposure,...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
16/09/20
FRANCE: the decree on the recognition in occupational disease of an SARS-CoV2 infection has been published
Decree no. 2020-1131 relating to the recognition of pathologies linked to SARS-CoV2 infection as occupational diseases (MP) was published...
Abroad
28/08/20
AUSTRIA: Stepcheck, a workplace addiction prevention program
The Stepcheck program aims to detect addiction problems at work or at school. The objective is to react at...
Abroad
26/08/20
BELGIUM: compensation for Covid-19 victims
Employees as well as pupils and trainees in the health care sector who are at a significantly increased risk...
Abroad
26/08/20
ITALY: over 51,000 coronavirus infections at work
According to INAIL’s 7th national report, 51,363 cases of contagion to the coronavirus in the workplace were reported to...
Abroad
19/08/20
GERMANY: Protecting the mental health of workers during the pandemic
How can the psychological constraints to which workers are exposed during the coronavirus pandemic be identified and dealt with...
Abroad
19/08/20
ITALY: INAIL’s 2019 figures
According to the 2019 Annual report, INAIL recorded just over 405,000 accidents at work last year. This figure is...
Abroad
19/08/20
AUSTRIA: tips for working in hot weather
The summer heat makes working conditions difficult. It can lead to health risks for workers and even cause accidents...
Abroad
27/07/20
GREAT BRITAIN: Workplace fatal injuries in 2019/20
According to provisional figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 111 workers were fatally injured at work...
