Abroad
13/02/23
POLAND: Labour Code now includes provisions on telework
Amended by a law adopted on 1 December 2022, the Labour Code now includes provisions on telework. Some articles are particularly relevant to health and safety.
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
25/01/23
NETHERLANDS: employers must learn from their accidents
From 1 January 2023, employers must carry out their own investigations into the history of an accident at work resulting in permanent injury, hospitalisation or fatality and what they need to improve.
Abroad
25/01/23
SPAIN: teleworker’s fall in his kitchen to drink water recognised in accident at work
In a second instance, the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid recognised as an accident at work the injury suffered by a teleworker in the kitchen of his home while he was drinking water.
Abroad
12/01/23
FRANCE: The decree on the prevention passport is published
The decree published in the Journal Officiel of 30 December 2022 finally determines the terms of implementation of the prevention passport, provided for by the Law on health at work of 2 August 2021.
Abroad
30/12/22
GERMANY: handling of machine safety devices in question
According to an IFA survey, approximately 10,000 occupational injuries per year, some of which are fatal, result from the handling of protective devices on machines... most often tolerated by company management.
Abroad
23/11/22
ITALY: tumour linked to mobile phone use recognised in PM
The Court of Appeal of Turin has just ruled in favour of a 63-year-old former technician who was seeking recognition as an occupational disease of the benign auricular tumour of which he was a victim for having used his mobile phone at work for at least 2.5 hours a day for 13 years.
Abroad
23/11/22
SWITZERLAND: National campaign for OSH in small enterprises
Five organisations active at national level in the field of occupational health and safety are joining forces for the first time in a prevention campaign aimed at managers in companies with two to nine employees.
Abroad
23/11/22
FRANCE: The 2021 Occupational Risks Insurance report is available
The Occupational injuries Branch of the Social Security system publishes the figures for the 2021 as well as the highlights of its activity, particularly in the field of prevention of accidents at work and occupational diseases.
Abroad
23/11/22
BELGIUM: All about accidents at work and commuting accidents in 2021
In 2021, the number of accident reports increased slightly (+12%) compared to 2020. However, it remains lower than in 2019.
Abroad
07/11/22
GERMANY: Pandemic weighs on workers’ mental health
The risk of severe psychological stress was increased two to three times among workers with a high or potentially high occupational risk of being infected with the coronavirus, including workers outside the health sector.
