Community news
29/09/21
Right to disconnect: a new Eurofound report
In this report, Eurofound takes stock of the right to disconnect in companies, illustrating it with practical cases. Since...
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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.
Community news
29/09/21
Platform workers: a new European Parliament resolution
On 16 September, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform...
Community news
28/09/21
Possibility of recognising COVID-19 as an occupational hazard in Europe
According to a new Eurostat study, 19 EU/EFTA countries recognize Covid-19 as an occupational disease, 3 as an accident...
Community news
20/09/21
Almost 2 million work-related deaths worldwide each year
According to the first estimates by the WHO and the ILO, 1.9 million people in the world died in...
Community news
03/09/21
International Prevention Media Festival: the 2021 nominees are…
The winners of the International Prevention Media Festival, an integral part of the XXIInd World Congress on Safety and...
Community news
03/09/21
World OSH Congress: final programme available
The 22nd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work (OSH) will open on 20 September on the issue:...
Community news
25/08/21
Improving dock workers’ safety with a new application
“OSH Ports” is a new application designed to help workers in ports identify and reduce the many risks they...
Community news
17/08/21
All about national social protection systems in Europe
The latest update of MISSOC, the Mutual Information System on Social Protection, has recently been published online. It provides...
Community news
06/08/21
New summary of European harmonised standards for PPE
The European Commission has updated the summary of harmonised standards concerning Regulation (EU) 2016/4251 on personal protective equipment (PPE).
Community news
02/08/21
Body and hazard mapping in the prevention of MSDs
An info sheet published by EU-OSHA provides an overview of body and risk mapping techniques. It highlights their value...
