Abroad
27/10/14
ITALY: Four deaths in a waste treatment plant
One of the most dramatic accidents of the past five years has highlighted the hazards related to the waste...
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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
27/10/14
BELGIUM: Creation of a national register of nanomaterials
Belgium is the second EU country, after France in 2013, to adopt specific regulations establishing a framework for placing...
Standardization
27/10/14
EUROSHNET conference: Improving the quality of working life – A challenge for standardization, testing and certification
The conference will focus on how standardization, testing and certification can help to improve the quality of working life...
Community news
27/10/14
Employment: Europe at a crossroads
Europe at a crossroads. Which way to quality jobs and prosperity? was the theme of the conference co-organized by...
Community news
27/10/14
For SMEs, investing in OSH is profitable!
The EU-OSHA recently published a collection of case studies on the cost-benefit analysis of OSH measures. In its view,...
Community news
27/10/14
New database on chemicals in the workplace
On its RISCTOX website, the ETUI provides a database consisting of data cards covering more than 100,000 chemical substances....
Abroad
24/09/14
DENMARK: Over half of occupational injuries are apparently not reported
Significant under-reportingEach year, 44,000 occupational injuries entailing at least one day’s absence are recorded by the Labour Inspection department....
Abroad
24/09/14
GERMANY: Revision of the regulations on work equipment
On 27 August 2014, the government adopted the draft revision of the regulations on safety at work (Betriebssicherheitsverordnung), in...
Abroad
24/09/14
ITALY: A decline in occupational injuries and an increase in occupational diseases in 2013
In its latest 2013 statistical report, the INAIL presents the main trends with regard to occupational injuries and diseases....
Standardization
24/09/14
The proper gestures to know on construction sites for safety on international assignments
Some gestures have different meanings depending on the country. Due to the globalization of construction markets, a growing number...
