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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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31/10/22

European social partners of central governments sign agreement on digital

After more than a year of negotiations, the European social partners representing state and federal administrations signed a new agreement on digitalisation on 6 October.

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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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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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”.

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