Abroad, Covid-19 News
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...
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
08/06/20
BELGIUM: short videos for working safely
Because it is still as important as ever to respect the preventive measures at work against the coronavirus, the...
Abroad
08/06/20
FRANCE: an information note on protective visors
A note from the French Ministries of Economy and Labour sets out the conformity assessment procedure for protective visors...
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08/06/20
AUSTRIA: the authorities’ “Covid-19 Safe and Healthy Work” guides
In response to the pandemic, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Family and Youth (BMAFJ) and the labour inspectorate have...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
02/06/20
ITALY: more than 28,000 occupational infections linked to coronavirus
This is what INAIL reveals in the first report it publishes on Covid-19 infections of occupational origin between the...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
27/05/20
BELGIUM: 1,506 Covid-19 declarations in mid-May
According to the situation as of May 12 published by Fedris, 1,506 Covid-19 occupational disease reports have been filed...
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06/05/20
ITALY: €50 million to help companies cope with Covid-19
Inail has transferred €50 million to Invitalia (national agency for economic development) to support companies in the security against...
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05/05/20
FRANCE: A national protocol for businesses to leave lockdown
Enabling companies to resume activity while ensuring the health and safety of employees: this is the objective of the...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
24/04/20
FRANCE: clarification on the Commission Recommendation on PPE
An interministerial circular dated 31 March 2020 specifies the conditions for implementing the European Commission’s Recommendation on procedures for...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
22/04/20
GERMANY: Exceptional reduction in contributions for construction
The social accident insurance for construction (BG BAU) has decided to lower the contribution rates for occupational injuries of...
