Abroad
19/08/15
GERMANY: A man killed by a robot in a Volkswagen factory
A young temporary worker aged 22 employed at Volkswagen died when the start-up of a robot hurled him violently...
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
07/07/15
ESTONIA: Signature of an agreement for implementation of the work disability reform
In 2013, the government launched a reform tightening the conditions of recognition of work disabilities and access to benefits....
Abroad
07/07/15
BELGIUM: One construction site out of two halted during a Labour Inspection operation
On 18 June 2015, the Labour Inspectors carried out a crackdown throughout Belgium to inspect construction sites. The 140...
Abroad
07/07/15
DENMARK: Success for innovative workplace safety kits
Since January 2011, the Danish workplace safety fund has provided firms selected by the social partners with risk prevention...
Abroad
07/07/15
ITALY: A sharp increase in MSDs in the trade sector
INAIL devoted the latest issue of its statistical review Dati Inail to the wholesale and retail trade, the most...
Abroad
27/05/15
GERMANY: Signature of a pact on “Work and Health in the Land of Baden-Württemberg”
The pact signed in Stuttgart in March 2015 “represents an important step for the local government with a view...
Abroad
27/05/15
THE NETHERLANDS: Occupational skin cancers do not mobilize the medical world
The NCvB has decided to devote its energies to work-related skin cancers with a view to the National Skin Cancer Prevention...
Abroad
27/05/15
BELGIUM: 2161 cases compensated within the framework of the Asbestos Fund (AFA) since 2007
Since its creation in 2007, the AFA has recognized 2161 people as asbestos victims: 1453 suffering mesothelioma and 735...
Abroad
17/04/15
DENMARK: 30% of occupational injuries and diseases are apparently not reported
The Danish trade union confederation LO, aware that under-reporting affects numerous EU countries, decided to try and quantify this...
Abroad
17/04/15
GERMANY: What do older workers think of their working conditions and their health?
The BAUA carried out a survey on a representative sample of 20,000 workers concerning their working conditions, their level of training...
