Abroad
03/12/18
ESTONIA: Heading toward an occupational injury insurance system?
Estonia is one of the few EU countries that do not have a specific insurance system for occupational injuries...
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
03/12/18
SPAIN: A system for detection of occupational diseases in Aragon
As of next year, the government of Aragon (Diputación General de Aragón, DGA) will set up a network of...
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03/12/18
AUSTRIA: Travel injuries are an especially high risk on Mondays in winter
In 2017, the AUVA recorded 12,264 travel injuries, which represented 12% of the total number of occupational injuries. And...
Abroad
31/10/18
AUSTRIA: On the track of occupational diseases
The list of occupational diseases, the “BK list”, currently comprises 53 diseases, the most common of which are noise-induced...
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31/10/18
LUXEMBOURG: The AAA publishes its first annual report
In a context of modernization and improvement of its communications, the Accident Insurance Organization (AAA) has published its first...
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31/10/18
UNITED KINGDOM: A report on the OH&S priorities of the HSE
According to a report by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), mental health problems (primarily stress, anxiety and depression)...
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28/09/18
IRELAND: “Choosing the safety of young people at work”
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) celebrated in early September the approximately 200,000 students who have completed its flagship...
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28/09/18
THE NETHERLANDS: more than one in two cases of occupational disease was a mental disorder in 2017
According to the report published by the Netherlands Centre for Occupational Diseases (NCvB), 4,619 cases of occupational diseases were...
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28/09/18
BELGIUM: national awareness campaign “Don’t take risks when dealing with asbestos”
Constructiv and Fedris launched a national awareness and prevention campaign “Face à l’amiante, ne prenez pas de risques. Des...
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27/07/18
GERMANY: Parkinson’s disease caused by solvents is not an occupational disease
The Medical Advisory Council of Experts at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) has decided not...
