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31/08/22

BELGIUM: 3 diseases added to the list of occupational diseases

By Royal Decree published on 9 August 2022, these three occupational diseases are added to the Belgian list: ovarian cancer caused by asbestos; uveal melanoma caused by optical radiation from welding; systemic sclerosis caused by inhalation of dust containing crystalline silica.

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26/08/22

GERMANY: Almost 230,000 work-related Covid-19 cases since 2020

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the social accident insurances (BG and UK) have received more than 350,000 reports of work-related Covid-19. They have recognized the occupational nature of the pathology in more than 228,600 cases. Since the beginning of 2022, the figures are higher than in 2021.

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26/08/22

DENMARK: Towards a reform of the occupational injury compensation system?

The government's ambition is to reach an agreement as soon as possible on a new reform of compensation for occupational injuries. The aim is to encourage more people to return to work, to reduce the time taken to process cases and to ensure higher compensation.

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Standardization

24/08/22

Harmonised standards: a new contract for HAS Consultants

The European Commission signed on 1 August a new contract with EY Consulting BV/SRL to manage the budget for the work of the Harmonized Standards Consultants, “HAS Consultants”, and to fill their posts.

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24/08/22

New rights to improve work-life balance in the EU

Since 2 August, all Member States have to implement the 2019 directive on work-life balance for parents and carers.

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Abroad

22/08/22

SWEDEN: all about commuting accidents

According to Afa Försäkring's new statistical report, more than 15,000 commuting accidents occurred in 2019 and 2020, mainly due to falls or cycling accidents. With differences between women and men.

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19/08/22

Occupational exposure of firefighters recognised as carcinogenic

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has now classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as a carcinogen (group 1) for mesothelioma and bladder cancer. This is the conclusion of a monograph carried out last June by 25 scientists from 8 countries, to be published in 2023, the main results of which have been published in “The Lancet Oncology”.

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Standardization

10/08/22

Airport equipment: the contribution of standards to MSD prevention

A long process has resulted in the inclusion of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) prevention in European standards for airport equipment, including petrol fuelling equipment and tractors.

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Standardization

10/08/22

Safety of earth-moving machinery: new edition of the EN474 series

After more than ten years of work, the new series of standards EN 474 provides the construction industry with up-to-date documents concerning the safety of earthmoving machinery.

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Community news

10/08/22

VSEs and SMEs: online tools to assess occupational risks

Agriculture, distribution and logistics, education, hairdressers, hotels and restaurants... The 300 or so sector-specific OiRA tools currently available have been developed to help micro and small enterprises assess their risks online.

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