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...
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
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...
Abroad
17/04/15
ITALY: Rate of accident and injury occurrence at work and male/female differences
The most risky sectors, causing the most common injuries or the occupational diseases most often reported. The INAIL presents...
Abroad
17/04/15
BELGIUM: Publication of occupational disease statistics for 2014
The Belgian occupational disease insurer, the FMP, presents the first 2014 statistics on claims for compensation for all pathologies,...
Abroad
02/04/15
DENMARK: New regulations to prevent violence against workers outside of working hours and workplaces
A law enacted on 1 February 2015 will oblige employers to prevent the risks of violence perpetrated by people...
Abroad
02/04/15
SPAIN: Main causes of the emergence of PSRs in SMEs
Greater labour market flexibility, the development of information and communication tools and the global economic crisis have contributed to...
