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27/03/24

FRANCE: The Fund for the Prevention of Occupational Deterioration is up and running

From 18 March 2024, the FIPU (Fonds d'investissement dans la prévention de l'usure professionnelle) will be operational. With a budget of €200 million for 2024, it will help companies protect the health of workers exposed to three ergonomic risk factors: manual handling of loads, awkward postures and mechanical vibrations.

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27/03/24

DENMARK: A tool for creating a good working environment

An assessment of the working environment is an annual legal requirement for all companies with employees. Various tools are available, including the online tool developed in 2019 by experts at the Danish Working Environment Authority: the APV (arbejdspladsvurdering).

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27/03/24

DENMARK: the benefits of physical training during working hours

According to the National Centre for Work Environment Research, 3 x 10 minutes of exercise a week could reduce long-term sickness absence by 13%. As a result, three local authorities have taken it upon themselves to offer such training to home care workers during working hours.

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18/03/24

SWEDEN: Noise is the third leading cause of occupational illness in men

Noise is the 3rd most frequent cause of recognised occupational disease (OD), after vibration and carpal tunnel syndrome. Between 2013 and 2022, 95% of these occupational diseases affected men, particularly those aged over 45, working in the industrial and construction sectors. Preventive measures can make a big difference.

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28/02/24

DENMARK: a new system soon to replace the smileys awarded to companies

Since 1st February 2024, the system of smileys for the working environment, in force for over 15 years, has disappeared. It is to be replaced next summer by a new system that is more transparent and more focused on prevention.

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23/02/24

FRANCE: Young people leaving vocational training courses are poorly trained in workplace risks

Nearly nine out of ten young people (87%) leaving CAP and baccalauréat vocational training courses are exposed to at least one occupational hazard, and nearly six out of ten (58%) to three or more hazards in the workplace, three years after leaving training.

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09/02/24

BELGIUM: 2 skin disorders added to the list of occupational diseases

FEDRIS now recognises two new skin diseases following their inclusion in the list of occupational diseases: multiple actinic keratoses and squamous cell carcinoma.

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30/01/24

SWEDEN: 5,000 students trained in construction safety at a dedicated park

With financial support from Afa Försäkring, teachers and students from the construction and civil engineering sectors were able to take part in free safety training at the Byggbranschen Safety Park.

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30/01/24

SPAIN: recognition as an occupational injury of stress linked to the filtering of web content

This is the first ruling to state that "stress at work is the sole, exclusive and indisputable trigger" of the disorders suffered by a young man after he had to watch violent videos to prevent them from being published on social networks.

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30/01/24

DENMARK: a working group set up to deal with serious accidents at work

In response to the increase in serious accidents at work, the Minister for Employment, Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen, has set up a group of experts to analyse and gather new knowledge over the next three years on various subjects that could help to prevent these accidents.

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