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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Standardization

23/11/22

November 2022: What’s new in OSH standardisation?

EUROGIP monitors newly published texts or work in progress at European (CEN) or international (ISO) level in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS) standardisation.

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Abroad

07/11/22

GERMANY: Pandemic weighs on workers’ mental health

The risk of severe psychological stress was increased two to three times among workers with a high or potentially high occupational risk of being infected with the coronavirus, including workers outside the health sector.

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Abroad

07/11/22

DENMARK: new rules on the recognition of post-traumatic stress

According to a new decision of the Danish Appeals Commission, the practice regarding the assessment of the temporal conditions for the recognition of post-traumatic stress disorder as an accident at work is changing.

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Standardization

31/10/22

October 2022: What’s new in OSH standardization?

As part of its occupational safety and health (OSH) standardisation activity, EUROGIP monitors the publication of standards, new subjects on standardisation programmes and consultations at European (CEN) or international (ISO) level.

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