Abroad
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)...
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
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...
Abroad
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...
Abroad
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...
Abroad
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...
Abroad
27/07/18
GERMANY: German Social Accident Insurance publishes annual figures for 2017
According to the 2017 results, the risk of suffering an occupational accident in trade and industry and in the...
Abroad
27/07/18
THE NETHERLANDS: The new Working Conditions Act came into force
Since 1st July 2018, the new Working Conditions Act has definitively come into force, after a one-year transitional period....
Abroad
27/06/18
DENMARK: Record compensation in 2017
The total amount of compensation for occupational injuries and diseases (loss of ability to work and pensions), at more...
Abroad
27/06/18
ITALY: Building safety by obeying the rules
An initiative designed by INAIL’s regional training office in Campania (Naples) aims to raise students’ awareness of the importance...
Abroad
26/06/18
SPAIN: Videos on psychosocial risk management
INSHT has launched a collection of five videos to raise awareness of the preventive management of psychosocial risks, which...
