Community news
24/09/14
Working Time Directive: The social partners are called on to give their opinion
The European Commission has launched a consultation with national social partners on the 2003/88/EC directive concerning certain aspects of...
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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.
Community news
24/09/14
Public consultation, upon a proposal by France, to restrict the use of Bisphenol A in thermal paper
The French agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) proposed that the concentration of Bisphenol A (BPA),...
Community news
24/09/14
What to remember from the 20th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work
The 20th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work (OSH) ended recently. It was held in Frankfurt (Germany)...
News
11/09/14
Encourage companies to prevent occupational risks: which devices in Europe? – Eurogip Discussions’ proceedings on March 2014
EUROGIP publishes the proceedings of the conference organized on March 20, 2014 on the devices in Europe to...
Abroad
29/07/14
UNITED KINGDOM: Decrease in fatal occupational injuries but increase in deaths due to mesothelioma
According to provisional figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the number of deaths in the workplace...
Abroad
29/07/14
BELGIUM: Launching of an inspection campaign in the healthcare sector for the prevention of falls and slips
In the summer of 2014, the Labour Inspectorate will deploy the European campaign organized by the Senior Labour Inspectors’...
Standardization
29/07/14
The ETUC passes a resolution on its representation in standardization
In a Resolution passed on 12 June 2014, the Executive Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) reiterates...
Community news
29/07/14
The employer representatives reaffirm their positions regarding OSH
At a conference on working conditions, held in Brussels by the European Commission in April 2014, Business Europe, an...
Community news
29/07/14
Publication of a guide to understand the interactions between REACH and occupational safety and health legislation
The European Commission has produced a guide for labour inspectors on the interactions between the REACH Regulation (EC) No....
Community news
29/07/14
EU-OSHA is satisfied with its action in 2013
In its 2013 annual report, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) outlines all the work...
