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07/11/22

DENMARK: new rules on the recognition of post-traumatic stress

According to a new decision of the Danish Appeals Commission, the practice regarding the assessment of the temporal conditions for the recognition of post-traumatic stress disorder as an accident at work is changing.

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18/10/22

GERMANY: skin diseases and Covid-19

Between 5 and 20% of people who have an acute infection with Covid-19 or Long Covid may develop a skin infection. This usually disappears. But if the damage persists, it may be recognized as an occupational disease in the same way as Covid-19 as an “infectious disease”.

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18/10/22

LUXEMBOURG: Workplace injuries in 2021

In 2021, the total number of accidents at work, commuting accidents and occupational diseases increased (+1,056 accidents and +143 commuting accidents) compared to 2020. But it is down compared to the reference year 2019.

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18/10/22

SPAIN: creation of a compensation fund for asbestos victims

On 5 October 2022, the Senate approved the bill for the creation of a compensation fund for asbestos victims. This is a major step forward according to the victims, but important questions remain unanswered according to the trade unions.

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27/09/22

FRANCE: the link between asbestos exposure and laryngeal and ovarian cancers is proven

The Anses in France concludes that there is a proven link between laryngeal cancer or ovarian cancer and occupational exposure to asbestos. This paves the way for better recognition and coverage of these diseases by the occupational risk insurance of the general and agricultural schemes.

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16/09/22

SWEDEN: occupational eczema is common in the metal and health sectors

Occupational eczema is very common in many sectors, including metalworking and healthcare, which employ a large number of people. It is mainly caused by contact with chemicals or protective gloves, according to a new report from Afa Försäkring.

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09/09/22

ITALY: the effects of the pandemic on the evolution of work-related injuries

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a strong influence on the occupational injury rate in 2020, 2021 and early 2022. Some factors - containment, lower road traffic, massive use of platform workers or slow recovery of activities - have had the side effect of reducing exposure to the risk of “traditional” injuries, including commuting accidents.

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09/09/22

FRANCE: Differential evolution of occupational injuries between women and men since 2001

Based on the most recent data from the French Occupational injuries insurance, the National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions (Anact) presents a statistical snapshot of occupational injuries in France by gender between 2001 and 2019. Women and men are not in the same boat…

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31/08/22

BELGIUM: 3 diseases added to the list of occupational diseases

By Royal Decree published on 9 August 2022, these three occupational diseases are added to the Belgian list: ovarian cancer caused by asbestos; uveal melanoma caused by optical radiation from welding; systemic sclerosis caused by inhalation of dust containing crystalline silica.

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26/08/22

GERMANY: Almost 230,000 work-related Covid-19 cases since 2020

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the social accident insurances (BG and UK) have received more than 350,000 reports of work-related Covid-19. They have recognized the occupational nature of the pathology in more than 228,600 cases. Since the beginning of 2022, the figures are higher than in 2021.

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