Community news, Covid-19 News
12/06/20
Coronavirus: biological agents directive updated
The European Commission has published an update to the Biological Agents Directive to include SARS-CoV-2. The text of 3...
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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
08/06/20
OSH not in Commission’s top 40 priorities despite coronavirus
Given the health crisis, the European Commission has adjusted its work programme which includes 43 new initiatives compared to...
Community news
08/06/20
EU-OSHA: 25 initiatives for preventing MSDs in the workplace
As part of its 2020-2022 campaign, EU-OSHA has compiled 25 examples of effective strategies, campaigns, policies and practices to...
Community news
13/05/20
A new OSH in Europe barometer
EU-OSHA has just launched the first data visualisation tool with up-to-date occupational safety and health (OSH) data in European...
Community news
06/05/20
Why are MSDs still so prevalent in Europe?
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) remain the most common work-related health problem in the EU. EU-OSHA is publishing an analysis of...
Community news
05/05/20
28 April: World Day for Safety and Health at Work and the pandemic
April 28 is “World Day for Safety and Health at Work”. Difficult for the International Labour Organization (ILO) to...
Community news, Covid-19 News
05/05/20
Napo is teleworking to stop the pandemic
Teleworking means setting up a makeshift workstation at home and striving to reconcile family and professional life as well...
Community news
22/04/20
Proposals for the revision of the Machinery Directive
Member States have shown a real willingness to correct and improve European regulations on machinery. This was revealed in...
Community news, Covid-19 News
22/04/20
Joint European guidelines for the protection of food workers
With 4,7 million workers providing Europeans with their daily food, EFFAT and FoodDrinkEurope, social partners in the food and...
Community news, Covid-19 News
22/04/20
Covid-19 and OSH: an ETUC briefing note
On 15 April, ETUC published “Covid-19 Watch” about occupational safety and health (OSH) in several European countries. In the...
