Eurogip news and professional risks in Europe

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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Community news

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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Community news

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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News

03/08/22

2021: EUROGIP, which celebrated 30 years of activity, publishes its annual report

EUROGIP celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021. Created to analyse the impact on insurance and occupational risk prevention of...

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Abroad

01/08/22

SPAIN: The Ministry of Labour publishes a guide on the use of algorithms

Written by a group of experts, the practical guide on the use of algorithms in the workplace published by the Ministry of Labour details the obligations of employers and the information that workers can request.

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Abroad, Covid-19 News

11/07/22

NETHERLANDS: Covid-19 is the most reported occupational disease in 2021

With 1,866 cases, the most frequently reported occupational diseases in 2021 are infectious and respiratory diseases due to Covid-19. It is estimated that there are 88 reports per 100,000 employees.

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