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26/02/15
FINLAND: Review of the occupational diseases most commonly reported and recognized in 2012
In its report published in December 2014, the FIOH reviews diseases suspected or recognized as being of work-related origin...
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.
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26/02/15
GERMANY: 1500 workers die each year of an asbestos-related disease
The BAuA publishes a report reviewing the use of asbestos and its consequences in the past few decades. In...
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26/02/15
UNITED KINGDOM: A national trade union register to facilitate compensation for victims
UNITE, the leading UK trade union, invites workers who think they were exposed to asbestos during their career to...
Abroad
30/01/15
IRELAND: Work-related deaths increased by 17% in 2014, and 87% in agriculture
The figures published in early January by the Irish Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show a 17% increase in...
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30/01/15
GERMANY: Four new diseases recognized as work-related
On 1 January a new official order came into force by virtue of which four diseases are recognized as...
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30/01/15
SPAIN: Carpal tunnel syndrome now recognized as an occupational disease for workers in the cleaning sector
Wrist MSDs. One of the highest courts in Spain, the “Tribunal Supremo”, recently ruled in favour of a cleaning...
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23/12/14
SPAIN: Asbestos-related occupational cancers are significantly under-reported
A study by Alfredo Menéndez-Navarro of the University of Granada, published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental...
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23/12/14
ITALY: The ex-manager of Eternit acquitted pending another trial
On 19 November 2014, the highest court in Italy acquitted one of the former managers of Swiss group Eternit,...
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23/12/14
GERMANY: Working conditions are extremely difficult in the construction sector
The BAUA has published the results of a survey carried out on construction workers in 2012. The results are...
Abroad
26/11/14
LUXEMBOURG: Prevention campaign on the risks related to alcohol and drug consumption in the workplace
This campaign, organized by three ministries (Health, Employment and Social Security), forms part of EU-OSHA’s 2014-2015 European campaign on...
