Abroad
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...
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
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...
Abroad
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...
Abroad
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...
Abroad
09/11/16
THE NETHERLANDS: occupational diseases in figures
According to the Dutch Centre for Occupational Diseases (Nederlands Centrum voor Beroepsziekten, NCvB), the number of new cases of...
Abroad
02/11/16
SWITZERLAND: The Suva broadens its offer of incentives for reintegration
The biggest compulsory accident insurance organization in Switzerland, the Suva, has put in place a new system of incentives...
Abroad
02/11/16
DENMARK: A new organization for the compensation of work-related casualties
Since 1 July 2016, the National Board of Industrial Injuries (Arbejdsskadestyrelsen) has been replaced by the Labour Market Insurance...
Abroad
02/11/16
GERMANY: Young workers and absenteeism
Young workers have 2.5 times more accidents and apprentices are far more often absent due to injuries, according to...
Abroad
02/11/16
GERMANY: 3.4% increase in occupational injuries in the first half of 2016
According to its provisional statistics, the DGUV registered 14,156 more occupational injuries subject to reporting in the first half...
Abroad
11/10/16
SWEDEN: Work-related diseases are usually caused by social factors
Since 2011, diseases due to organizational and social factors at work have increased by 77%, according to the Swedish...
