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15/03/23

SWEDEN: men are more often victims of vibration-related occupational diseases

According to a new report from Afa Försäkring, vibration injuries suffered mainly by men are the occupational disease it has most frequently recognised between 2012 and 2021. And that is without counting cases of carpal tunnel syndrome.

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14/03/23

SPAIN: a new strategy for occupational safety and health 2023-2027

At the end of February, the government and the social partners signed the 2023-2027 strategy for safety and health at work, which is based on two fundamental pillars: prevention and collaboration.

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27/02/23

DENMARK: Fatal accidents at work to rise in 2022

According to the Work Environment Authority, 43 people lost their lives at work in 2022. Of these fatalities, two are still being assessed to determine whether they are work-related.

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27/02/23

SPAIN: analysis of work-related accidents in 2022

In a recently published report, the Trade Union Confederation of Workers' Commissions analyses all the data on accidents at work and makes a number of proposals to remedy the situation.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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