Community news
31/10/22
MSDs: it’s European Week for Safety and Health at Work!
The European Week for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) - #EUhealthyworkplaces - starts today.
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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
31/10/22
Priorities and challenges at the international level for social security
Trends, challenges and solutions for social security: this is the theme of the new report published by the International Social Security Association (ISSA).
Community news
30/09/22
“Telework in the EU: Regulatory frameworks and recent updates”
A considerable proportion of people in the EU will continue to telework in some form after the Covid-19 pandemic. In a new report, Eurofound analyses telework legislation, collective agreements, political and scientific debates and the many challenges involved.
Community news
30/09/22
Commission acts to better protect people from asbestos
Given that up to 78% of recognised occupational cancers in the EU Member States are asbestos-related, the comprehensive approach presented today by the European Commission is very important.
Community news
16/09/22
EU-OSHA: better understanding of cancer risk factors
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work is currently conducting a pilot survey in six European countries to better identify the main cancer risk factors.
Community news
14/09/22
ECHA is looking for your comments
ECHA is looking for comments by 17 October 2022 on nine proposals to identify new substances of very high concern.
Community news
24/08/22
New rights to improve work-life balance in the EU
Since 2 August, all Member States have to implement the 2019 directive on work-life balance for parents and carers.
Community news
19/08/22
Occupational exposure of firefighters recognised as carcinogenic
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has now classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as a carcinogen (group 1) for mesothelioma and bladder cancer. This is the conclusion of a monograph carried out last June by 25 scientists from 8 countries, to be published in 2023, the main results of which have been published in “The Lancet Oncology”.
Community news
10/08/22
VSEs and SMEs: online tools to assess occupational risks
Agriculture, distribution and logistics, education, hairdressers, hotels and restaurants... The 300 or so sector-specific OiRA tools currently available have been developed to help micro and small enterprises assess their risks online.
Community news
11/07/22
The right to disconnect should be legally recognised at EU level
In a resolution of 5 July, MEPs recognise the benefits of teleworking but call for legislative action to guarantee all workers the effective right to disconnect and to regulate the use of digital tools for work purposes.
