Abroad, Covid-19 News
19/04/21
FINLAND: 304 cases of Covid-19 recognised as occupational diseases
At the end of March, out of 355 applications for recognition, the Accident Compensation Commission (TAKO) recognised 304 cases...
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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.
Abroad, Covid-19 News
15/04/21
BELGIUM: Covid-19 and oxygen risks
The increased need for oxygen in hospitals for the treatment of Covid-19 patients also leads to a higher risk...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
23/03/21
GERMANY: Health crisis reflected in workplace claims in 2020
The Covid-19 epidemic has clearly impacted the occupational accident rate in 2020. Thus, accidents at work (760,369) decreased by...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
23/03/21
SWEDEN: dramatic increase in occupational diseases reporting in 2020
According to provisional statistics published by the Swedish Work Environment Authority, occupational disease notifications increased by 86% in 2020...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
12/03/21
DENMARK: Update on Covid-19 occupational injuries
On 8 March, the competent institution AES recorded 4,921 reports of work-related Covid-19. These are cases concerning the disease itself,...
Covid-19 News, Standardization
01/03/21
Standardisation: Lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic
What lessons can be learned from the Covid-19 pandemic from the point of view of standardisation? A recent CEN-CENELEC...
Community news, Covid-19 News
27/02/21
Eurofound e-survey: Living, working and Covid-19
Eurofound has just put online the 3rd round of its survey “Living, working and COVID-19”. Its aim is to...
Community news, Covid-19 News
12/02/21
Covid-19: EU updated guidance for a safe return to the workplace
In the OSHwiki series, EU-OSHA has updated its guidelines on workplace adaptation and worker protection during the Covid-19 period....
Abroad, Covid-19 News
12/02/21
FRANCE: ministerial update on masks for non-sanitary use
Category 1 and 2 masks are replaced by “general public masks with filtration greater than 90%”. The French Ministries...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
25/11/20
DENMARK: SARS-CoV-2 added to the list of biological pathogens
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been added to the list of biological agents that can cause...
