Eurogip news and professional risks in Europe

02/04/23

3D printing: a first international standard in the field of safety

Additive manufacturing, or “3D printing”, has been booming for over ten years. Despite its rapid growth, the sector wanted to take into account operator safety at an early stage. This desire was reflected in the inclusion of this subject as a priority in standardisation work.

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Abroad

29/03/23

NETHERLANDS: fall risk on construction sites remains high

Of the 200 construction sites it visited in the country, the Dutch Labour Inspectorate found more than 250 violations of safety provisions on about 140 sites.

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Community news

24/03/23

Artificial intelligence: an agreement signed in the metalworking sector

Ceemet and IndustriAll Europe adopted joint conclusions on 22 February to provide guidance to the social partners in the metal, engineering and technology industries “on how to address AI in the workplace”.

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Community news

22/03/23

Risk-free workplaces with around 330 OiRA tools

OiRA, the interactive online risk assessment tool, now has some 330 sectoral variations, freely available in many EU languages.

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Abroad

15/03/23

ITALY: provisional assessment of work-related accidents in 2022

According to the provisional data it has just published, INAIL observes between January and December 2022 a 25.7% increase in the number of accident reports (697,773). The number of fatal accidents is decreasing, despite an increase in commuting fatalities, compared to 2021.

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Abroad

15/03/23

SWEDEN: men are more often victims of vibration-related occupational diseases

According to a new report from Afa Försäkring, vibration injuries suffered mainly by men are the occupational disease it has most frequently recognised between 2012 and 2021. And that is without counting cases of carpal tunnel syndrome.

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Community news

14/03/23

EU-OSHA: 2 improved tools on occupational health and safety in Europe

EU-OSHA is now offering a new version of OSHwiki, the online collaborative encyclopaedia on occupational safety and health (OSH), as well as new indicators and other features in its OSH barometer.

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Abroad

14/03/23

SPAIN: a new strategy for occupational safety and health 2023-2027

At the end of February, the government and the social partners signed the 2023-2027 strategy for safety and health at work, which is based on two fundamental pillars: prevention and collaboration.

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Community news

14/03/23

EU-OSHA and Eurofound 2024 Assessment

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the performance of four EU decentralised agencies, including Eurofound and EU-OSHA, for the years 2017 to 2022.

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Abroad

27/02/23

DENMARK: Fatal accidents at work to rise in 2022

According to the Work Environment Authority, 43 people lost their lives at work in 2022. Of these fatalities, two are still being assessed to determine whether they are work-related.

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