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07/05/14

BELGIUM: Employers exempted from reporting minor occupational injuries to the insurance organization

The Royal Order of 19 March 2014 establishes new procedures for reporting minor occupational injuries. A minor occupational injury...

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07/05/14

GERMANY: The social partners adopt the National OH&S Strategy as a basis for combating PSR

At a conference on 19 March 2014, in which the Minister of Labour also took part, the social partners...

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07/05/14

SWEDEN: Is the current legislation ineffective to combat work-related stress?

The number of diseases caused by occupational stress has increased considerably in Sweden. At present, 40% of those on...

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07/05/14

DENMARK: Improving the psychosocial work environment of Church employees

Psychosocial risks concern all trades. A study funded by the ministry in question and carried out by Oxford researchers...

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26/03/14

GERMANY: Publication of the 2012 statistical report on occupational health and safety

Each year the Federal institute for occupational safety and health (‘BAuA’) publishes a report reviewing occupational accident and injury...

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26/03/14

UK: Mental health problems cost about 70 billion pounds per year

The cost of mental health problems is equivalent to about 4.5% of GDP, in the form of lost productivity...

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26/03/14

IRELAND: High-risk sectors and support for SMEs are the priorities of the national OH&S organization

The work programme of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) for 2014 describes in detail the priorities of its...

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26/03/14

THE NETHERLANDS: The great majority of victims of occupational injuries or diseases are apparently not compensated

This is the belief of a research worker from Amsterdam University, Wim Eshuis, who recently worked on a PhD...

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04/03/14

BELGIUM: Since its creation, the Asbestos Fund has recognized slightly more than 2,000 cases

The Asbestos Fund was set up on 1 April 2007 within the Belgian Fund for Occupational Diseases. It compensates...

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04/03/14

UNITED KINGDOM: Unscrupulous employers facing tougher health and safety penalties

A report published by the Department for Work and Pensions reviews the application of new rules introduced in 2008,...

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