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...
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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
29/07/14
The Commission defines the EU strategic framework for occupational safety and health for the period 2014-2020
Today the European Commission has published the Communication relating to an EU strategic framework in the area of occupational...
News
20/06/14
EUROGIP provides a note on a new EU OSH Strategic Framework 2014-2020
EUROGIP provides a summary note on the new strategic framework on health and safety at work covering 2014-2020 published...
Abroad
10/06/14
UNITED KINGDOM: Claims for compensation halved in 10 years
It is often said that the culture of compensation is spreading in the United Kingdom. This misbelief is demolished...
Abroad
10/06/14
ITALY: Asbestos represents a very worrying health risk for the population
Asbestos continues to cause casualties among workers exposed during their work activity, but also among the population living in...
Abroad
10/06/14
DENMARK: Revision of the criteria for recognition of breast cancer related to night work
The Occupational Diseases Committee of the Department of Occupational Injuries and Diseases recently examined the correlation between night work...
Abroad
10/06/14
BELGIUM: New legislation relating to psychosocial risks (PSR)
The new legislation defines the scope of PSR, includes them in general risk analysis, defines the role of risk...
Standardization
10/06/14
Second international meeting on the ISO 45001 standard on “Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems”
The second session of ISO Project Committee PC 283 was held in Casablanca, Morocco, from 31 March to 4...
Community news
10/06/14
Psychosocial risk (PSR) prevention in the iron and steel sector: A new Eurofound publication
Eurofound has just published a report which describes how three European iron and steel firms approached PSR prevention, by...
Community news
10/06/14
Europeans’ working conditions have deteriorated in the past five years
The European Commission has published the results of a survey of Europeans’ working conditions and the impact that the...
