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.
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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
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 of Health, Economy and Labour updated at the end of January 2021 the information note on masks for non-sanitary use published in March 2020. As a result, category 2 masks can no longer be used to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic as of 28 January 2021.
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...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
20/11/20
GERMANY: questions about the wearing of masks against Sars-CoV-2
The German social accident insurance institutions for the public and private sectors have been receiving more and more enquiries...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
25/09/20
BELGIUM: Measures to prevent Covid-19 create new risks
Two prevention advisors from the AXA insurance company warn companies about the risks involved in taking measures to limit...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
16/09/20
FRANCE: the decree on the recognition in occupational disease of an SARS-CoV2 infection has been published
Decree no. 2020-1131 relating to the recognition of pathologies linked to SARS-CoV2 infection as occupational diseases (MP) was published...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
27/07/20
DENMARK: Instructions for the recognition of the professional character of the Covid-19
A guide from the Ministry of Employment clearly indicates the possibilities of recognition of the occupational nature of an...
Community news, Covid-19 News
29/06/20
Directive on biological agents: SARS-CoV-2 remains as a risk group 3 agent
Parliament and the Commission agreed on 11 June to classify SARS-CoV-2 in risk group 3 of biological agents, adding...
Community news, Covid-19 News
26/06/20
Prevention and SRAS-Cov-2: the Commission Statement
Explanation of text of EU Directive EU/2020/739 on the protection of workers who may be exposed to SARS-CoV-2? In...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
18/06/20
BELGIUM: recognition of Covid-19 in occupational disease extended
The recognition of Covid 19 as an occupational disease now extends to workers in critical sectors or essential services...
