Community news, Covid-19 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 workers.
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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, Covid-19 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 at work and 5 as both.
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 the workplace in 2016.
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 Health at Work, will be awarded on 22 September. Out of 289 submissions, 18 are nominated.
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: “Prevention in the Connected Age - Global solutions to achieve safe and healthy work for all”. The final programme is now available.
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 face. It has been developed by the Seafarers' Trust of the International Transport Workers' Federation, in collaboration with dockers.
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 a wealth of information, updated to 1 January 2021, on the main features of social protection systems in 31 European countries (EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland).
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 in the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
Community news, News
28/07/21
European occupational disease statistics: the new Eurostat project
With its new EODS pilot project, Eurostat aims to collect national data on occupational diseases in a single database and to provide trends on the most recognised at European level.
