Community news, Covid-19 News
12/06/20
Coronavirus: biological agents directive updated
The European Commission has published an update to the Biological Agents Directive to include SARS-CoV-2. The text of 3...
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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
12/06/20
BELGIUM: compensation for volonteer jobseekers who died as a result of Covid-19
By creating a “Volunteers Covid-19 Fund” within Fedris, the federal government is now making it possible to provide compensation...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
08/06/20
BELGIUM: short videos for working safely
Because it is still as important as ever to respect the preventive measures at work against the coronavirus, the...
Community news, Covid-19 News
08/06/20
OSH not in Commission’s top 40 priorities despite coronavirus
Given the health crisis, the European Commission has adjusted its work programme which includes 43 new initiatives compared to...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
02/06/20
ITALY: more than 28,000 occupational infections linked to coronavirus
This is what INAIL reveals in the first report it publishes on Covid-19 infections of occupational origin between the...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
27/05/20
BELGIUM: 1,506 Covid-19 declarations in mid-May
According to the situation as of May 12 published by Fedris, 1,506 Covid-19 occupational disease reports have been filed...
Community news, Covid-19 News
05/05/20
Napo is teleworking to stop the pandemic
Teleworking means setting up a makeshift workstation at home and striving to reconcile family and professional life as well...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
24/04/20
FRANCE: clarification on the Commission Recommendation on PPE
An interministerial circular dated 31 March 2020 specifies the conditions for implementing the European Commission’s Recommendation on procedures for...
Covid-19 News
24/04/20
EU: 3 guides to increase production of safe medical supplies
The European Commission published guidance to help manufacturers accelerate the production of essential medical equipments and materials in the...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
22/04/20
GERMANY: Exceptional reduction in contributions for construction
The social accident insurance for construction (BG BAU) has decided to lower the contribution rates for occupational injuries of...
