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29/09/17
JAPAN: OSH and the incidence rate, 2016
Risk assessment, promotion of training in occupational safety and health (OSH), expansion of the Zero-Accident campaign, promotion of physical...
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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29/09/17
FRANCE: Occupational health essentials in 2016 according to the Occupational Risk Insurance organization
The Health/Occupational Risks Insurance system recently published the “2016 essentials”. This annual report reviews, in particular, the key figures...
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29/09/17
SPAIN: An “accident alert” programme for companies with high incidence rates
More than about one hundred Andalusian firms which have experienced at least two serious accidents at work or a...
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29/09/17
IRELAND: Fatalities in the workplace have decreased except for agriculture
According to the latest annual statistical report of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), the largest number of work-related...
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29/09/17
GERMANY: Sick leaves for mental disorders have increased by 80% in ten years
According to figures from AOK-Bundesverband (a major health insurance fund), sick leaves for mental disorders have increased by 79.3%...
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29/09/17
FRANCE: A new guide to risk prevention for collaborative applications
The French Ministry of Labour recently placed online the “Risk prevention guide for manufacturers and users for the implementation...
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30/08/17
BELGIUM: Tendinopathies top the list of occupational diseases in 2016
According to the 2016 statistical report on occupational diseases published by Fédris, initial claims for recognition remained stable, at...
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30/08/17
BELGIUM: Compulsory coaches to tackle job burn-out
The federal government has announced its intention to combat job burn-out with two key measures. The first is to...
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29/06/17
BELGIUM: All the official decisions relating to well-being at work in a single Code
A new Code of well-being at work has been published, bringing together in a single work the official decisions...
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29/06/17
LUXEMBOURG: Launch of the Vision Zero risks, injuries, fatalities campaign
The Accident Insurance Association (AAA) and its partners recently launched the VISION ZERO (2017-2021) campaign aiming to reduce insofar...
