Community news
15/12/22
Political agreement on the draft Machinery Regulation
The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on 15 December on the Machinery regulation to replace the 2006 directive.
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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
15/12/22
Council of the EU calls for safe AI that respects EU fundamental rights
The Council of the EU adopted on 6 December its common position on the Commission's proposal for a Regulation on artificial intelligence in April 2021. It is the first to complete the first stage of the legislative co-decision process.
Community news
15/12/22
Asbestos: Council agreement to improve worker protection
EU Employment Ministers today agreed on 8 December 2022 on their position on a proposed directive to lower current levels of exposure of workers to asbestos and to modernise the method of counting asbestos fibres.
Community news
30/11/22
Healthy Workplaces Campaign: 2022 edition on MSDs ends, next one will focus on OHS and digital
The closing summit of the EU-OSHA MSD Prevention Campaign 2020-2022 presented best practices in MSD prevention and introduced the 2023-2025 edition dedicated to occupational health and safety in the digital age.
News, Standardization
30/11/22
AI and OHS: a look back at the Euroshnet conference in October 2022
Artificial Intelligence (AI) meets Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) was the theme of the 7th EUROSHNET conference which took place in Paris on 20 October and which brought together some 130 OSH experts from the world of standardisation, testing and certification, from 15 countries.
Community news
30/11/22
A new Recommendation on occupational diseases incorporating Covid-19
In order to encourage a consistent approach across the EU, the Commission is now proposing an update of the Recommendation on the European Schedule of Occupational Diseases to include Covid-19.
Abroad
23/11/22
ITALY: tumour linked to mobile phone use recognised in PM
The Court of Appeal of Turin has just ruled in favour of a 63-year-old former technician who was seeking recognition as an occupational disease of the benign auricular tumour of which he was a victim for having used his mobile phone at work for at least 2.5 hours a day for 13 years.
Abroad
23/11/22
SWITZERLAND: National campaign for OSH in small enterprises
Five organisations active at national level in the field of occupational health and safety are joining forces for the first time in a prevention campaign aimed at managers in companies with two to nine employees.
Abroad
23/11/22
FRANCE: The 2021 Occupational Risks Insurance report is available
The Occupational injuries Branch of the Social Security system publishes the figures for the 2021 as well as the highlights of its activity, particularly in the field of prevention of accidents at work and occupational diseases.
Abroad
23/11/22
BELGIUM: All about accidents at work and commuting accidents in 2021
In 2021, the number of accident reports increased slightly (+12%) compared to 2020. However, it remains lower than in 2019.
