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13/02/23

OHS: a principle and a fundamental right celebrated on 28 April 2023

In 2023, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work (OSH), which will be commemorated on 28 April, will focus on a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right at work.

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25/01/23

CJEU: employer must contribute to employees’ eyeglasses working on display screen

In a December 2022 ruling, the CJEU held that companies must pay for glasses for employees who work with display screens to prevent or correct visual impairment under Directive 90/270 of 29 May 1990.

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25/01/23

Commission launches consultation on a comprehensive approach to mental health

With a view to issuing a Communication on the subject, the European Commission has launched a consultation - open until 15 February 2023 - on the issue of mental health.

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12/01/23

New campaign: EU-OSHA publishes two reports on OSH in the digital age

What is the impact of digital technologies on work? What are the challenges and opportunities for occupational safety and health (OSH)? This is the theme of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2023-2025 launched by EU-OSHA with the publication of two reports.

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18/12/22

December 2022: Latest legislative developments in occupational health and safety

By the end of 2022, under the Czech Presidency of the EU, a number of Community dossiers relating to health and safety at work had made good progress or even led to new acts.

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15/12/22

Political agreement on the draft Machinery Regulation

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on 15 December on the Machinery regulation to replace the 2006 directive.

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15/12/22

Council of the EU calls for safe AI that respects EU fundamental rights

The Council of the EU adopted on 6 December its common position on the Commission's proposal for a Regulation on artificial intelligence in April 2021. It is the first to complete the first stage of the legislative co-decision process.

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15/12/22

Asbestos: Council agreement to improve worker protection

EU Employment Ministers today agreed on 8 December 2022 on their position on a proposed directive to lower current levels of exposure of workers to asbestos and to modernise the method of counting asbestos fibres.

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30/11/22

Healthy Workplaces Campaign: 2022 edition on MSDs ends, next one will focus on OHS and digital

The closing summit of the EU-OSHA MSD Prevention Campaign 2020-2022 presented best practices in MSD prevention and introduced the 2023-2025 edition dedicated to occupational health and safety in the digital age.

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30/11/22

A new Recommendation on occupational diseases incorporating Covid-19

In order to encourage a consistent approach across the EU, the Commission is now proposing an update of the Recommendation on the European Schedule of Occupational Diseases to include Covid-19.

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