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...
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
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Since 1 July 2016, the National Board of Industrial Injuries (Arbejdsskadestyrelsen) has been replaced by the Labour Market Insurance...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...
Abroad
11/10/16
SPAIN: An employer sentenced for the death of one of his employees
The Criminal Court of Seville has sentenced a businessman to two years and four months in prison, a fine...
Abroad
11/10/16
FRANCE: Compensation claims sent to FIVA are constantly increasing
The amount that the asbestos victim compensation fund FIVA (“Fonds d’Indemnisation des Victimes de l’Amiante”) pays each year is constantly...
Abroad
03/10/16
GERMANY: A case of intoxication on board an aircraft recognized as an occupational injury
This is a first in Germany. The Transport BG (Berufsgenossenschaft Verkehr) recognizes as an occupational injury an intoxication caused by the...
Abroad
03/10/16
BELGIUM: Fedris will be the new agency for occupational risks
The merger of two Social Security institutions, the Occupational Injuries Fund (FAT) and the Occupational Diseases Fund (FMP), will...
