Abroad
02/05/18
IRELAND: A new study on sectors where risks are still high
A new study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) investigates...
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.
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02/05/18
AUSTRIA: The accident frequency rate has once again reached a new low
In 2017, the AUVA recorded 159,866 accidents, including 104,161 at work and 54,510 accidents at school, and recognized 1,195 diseases...
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02/05/18
GERMANY: The accident insurance organization publishes the provisional figures for 2017
The number of reported accidents at work decreased by 0.4% in 2017, to 873,562, according to provisional figures published...
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02/05/18
FRANCE: Setting up of an aid fund for the victims of crop protection products
Crop protection products are designed to protect crops against “the enemies of crops” (insects, diseases, etc.). France is the...
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03/04/18
DENMARK: One out of two accidents at work is not reported
Employers are obliged to report accidents at work to protect employees if they have to be compensated, and this...
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03/04/18
AUSTRIA: The assessment of PSRs is effective
A study by the Institute of Economic and Social Sciences (ISW) proves the effectiveness of psychosocial risk assessment, which...
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03/04/18
UNITED KINGDOM: Major differences in mortality from one occupation to another
According to a study by Glasgow University’s Department of Life Sciences over the period 1991-2011, the lowest mortality rate...
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27/02/18
SLOVAQUIA: Changes in occupational health services
The amendments to Act No. 355/2007 on the protection, support for and development of public health, which came into...
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27/02/18
LUXEMBOURG: Industrial doctor, a profession under pressure
From occupational risk prevention to the redeployment of workers, the industrial doctor plays a crucial role in the enterprise....
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27/02/18
GERMANY: Harassment is old-fashioned
The BGs and injury insurance funds for the public sector have launched on the social networks the second video,...
