Community news
10/06/14
Psychosocial risk (PSR) prevention in the iron and steel sector: A new Eurofound publication
Eurofound has just published a report which describes how three European iron and steel firms approached PSR prevention, by...
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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
10/06/14
Europeans’ working conditions have deteriorated in the past five years
The European Commission has published the results of a survey of Europeans’ working conditions and the impact that the...
Community news
07/05/14
New EU-OSHA report on occupational risks in the hairdressing sector
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has published a report on health and safety in...
Community news
07/05/14
Rail sector: The European social partners unite for prevention of psychosocial risks
On 11 March 2014, the European social partners in the rail sector adopted recommendations concerning the identification and prevention...
Community news
26/03/14
New publication on “technostress”
The ETUI has devoted a report to occupational risks related to the use of internet and mobile technologies. At...
Community news
26/03/14
Limits of occupational exposure to chemical agents: The European Commission changes the functioning of the Scientific Committee
This committee, which has existed since 1995 (Decision 95/320/EC), assists the Commission in analysing the most recent scientific data...
Community news
26/03/14
New 2014/27/EU directive relating to chemical substances
The directive, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 05/03/2014, amends five “occupational health and safety”...
Community news
03/03/14
2014-2015 campaign on “Work-related stress and PSR management”: The countdown has begun
EU-OSHA’s 2014-2015 campaign concerns “Work-related stress and psychosocial risk (PSR) management”. It will be officially launched on 7 April...
Community news
03/03/14
Two new publications: one on violence at work and the other on safety at work for women
Dublin Foundation: Physical and psychological violence at the workplace According to the latest Eurofound report, about 6% of European...
Community news
03/03/14
Safety in the use of chemical products at work: toward the ratification of the ILO convention
Decision 2014/52/EU of 28 January 2014 authorized the EU Member States to ratify convention No. 170 of the 1990...
