Abroad
16/03/22
DENMARK: preventing MSDs in the retail sector
From 15 March 2022, the Danish Working Environment Authority will pay special attention to ergonomic aspects in grocery shops, supermarkets and other shops to avoid MSDs.
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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
14/03/22
EU strengthens protection of workers from hazardous chemicals
The Council gave its final green light to the amendment of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive. The aim is to improve the protection of workers by setting exposure limits for acrylonitrile and nickel compounds and by lowering the existing limits for benzene.
Abroad
14/03/22
FRANCE: Telework in 2021 and its impact on work and health
In January 2021, 27% of employees were teleworking, compared to 4% in 2019, according to DARES in its February 2022 issue on “Teleworking during the health crisis - What practices in January 2021? What impacts on work and health?”.
News
14/03/22
Social protection for platform workers: a new EUROGIP report
In the context of the publication by the European Commission of a proposal for a directive on the improvement of working conditions on digital platforms, EUROGIP publishes a new report entitled “Platform workers: what status for what social protection?”
Community news
28/02/22
MEPs give their opinion on the strategic framework for OSH in the EU
The European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee adopted its report on the new EU Strategic Framework for Health and Safety at Work (OSH) 2021-2027 by a large majority on 1 February.
Abroad
27/02/22
FINLAND: Legislation to better protect teleworking civil servants
According to the Ministry of Finance, the law needs to be changed to better protect teleworking civil servants. Extended coverage would include accidents that occur during lunch breaks or on the way to and from school.
Abroad
26/02/22
ITALY: update on Covid-19-related work injury reports
The 16,779 work-related Covid-19 infections reported as accidents at work in January 2022 represent the highest figure recorded since 2020.
Standardization
26/02/22
AI and occupational health and safety on the agenda of the EUROSHNET conference
The 7th EUROSHNET conference will be held on 20 October 2022 in Paris on the theme "Artificial Intelligence meets Occupational Safety and Health". Registration is open and the programme is online.
Standardization
25/02/22
February 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.
Community news
24/02/22
EU: promoting decent work
The Commission has just presented a Communication on decent work, which reaffirms the EU's commitment to decent work, both inside and outside its borders. The elimination of child and forced labour is at the heart of this effort.
