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31/01/17

DENMARK: Hard physical labour combined with a poor physical condition increases the risk of dying from a cardiovascular disease

It is well known that demanding physical labour or a poor physical condition can result in a higher risk...

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31/01/17

ITALY: A circular clarifies the regulations on the reintegration of disabled workers in the workforce

In 2017, €21.2 million will be made available by INAIL to support employers in their initiatives to retain disabled...

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11/01/17

BELGIUM: New legislation to assist workers with chronic work disabilities

A Royal Order effective on 1 December provides for a customized reintegration path to assist workers with a chronic...

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11/01/17

AUSTRIA: Monday is the day of the week on which commuting accidents are most numerous

In 2015, the AUVA, which insures 4.8 million people for occupational risks, recorded 11,210 commuting accidents. These accidents represented...

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11/01/17

FRANCE: A working group set up on collaborative robotics and its safety implications

Collaborative robotics is characterized by the interaction, in a given work area, between a human operator and an automated...

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11/01/17

GREAT-BRITAIN: Inspections on construction sites are increasingly rare

Labour Inspectors’ checks are increasingly rare in the construction industry, complains Bill Lawrence, a British trade unionist in this...

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11/01/17

THE NETHERLANDS: TNO publishes two reports on emerging risks

The research organization TNO has investigated the emerging risks related not only to the use of robots in the...

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18/11/16

GERMANY: digitization and quality of work

The German trade union confederation DGB is concerned about the consequences of digitization for working conditions. It surveyed about 9,700...

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16/11/16

FRANCE: a reference website dedicated to the prevention of occupational risks in the home

The new website www.prevention-domicile.fr is dedicated to personal services professionals, employees, private employers, and personal services organizations. It is the...

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10/11/16

FRANCE: TMS Pros, a programme to combat the leading recognized occupational disease

Knowing that musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the leading recognized cause of occupational diseases in France and that they have...

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