Abroad
21/12/15
SWEDEN: Women are more exposed to work-related diseases than men
The government has asked the Swedish Office for the Work Environment (Arbetsmiljöverket) to develop measures to prevent women from...
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
16/12/15
ITALY: One of the countries most affected by asbestos-related diseases in the world
More than 20 years after banning all forms of asbestos extraction, use, import and trade, Italy is one of...
Abroad
02/12/15
SPAIN: A campaign to detect asbestos-related diseases in older workers
At the end of October the federation of beneficiaries and pensioners of the CCOO trade union organization introduced the...
Abroad
02/12/15
BELGIUM: New pricing rules for external OSH services
A government bill relating to the financing of external OSH services aims to ensure that their prices are more...
Abroad
02/12/15
GERMANY: Promoting safety in vocational training schools
The campaign conducted by the injury insurance organization in vocational training schools aims to teach young people about safety...
Abroad
02/11/15
LUXEMBOURG: An agreement to prevent work-related road accidents
On 1 October 2015, the Union of Luxembourg Enterprises (UEL) and its National Institute for Sustainable Development and Corporate...
Abroad
02/11/15
BELGIUM: Inspection campaign on metal treatment and coating work this autumn
This autumn, labour inspectors will carry out an inspection campaign on about one hundred metal treatment and coating firms....
Abroad
02/11/15
GERMANY: Subsidies to replace protective helmets on construction sites
Since January 2015 the German OSH insurance organization for the building sector, BG BAU, has offered subsidies to encourage...
Abroad
02/11/15
UNITED KINGDOM: Trade union warning about health risks related to excessively long workdays
After declining since 1998, the number of workers doing more than 48 hours’ work per week has increased by...
Abroad
28/09/15
GERMANY: The average corporate contribution rate for occupational safety and health insurance continues to fall
The average corporate contribution rate – at 1.22% – has never been as low as in 2014. It fell...
