Community news
25/03/22
Telework and associated MSDs
EU-OSHA, via three OSHwiki articles offers insights on telework and associated work-related musculoskeletal disorders (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
24/03/22
Digital platforms: 4 OHS case studies
EU-OSHA has published four new case studies on occupational safety and health (OSH) risks and challenges for digital platform workers.
Abroad
16/03/22
FRANCE: a four-year plan to prevent serious and fatal accidents
Laurent Pietraszewski, Secretary of State for Pensions and Occupational Health, presented the first Plan for the Prevention of Serious and Fatal Accidents for the next four years on Monday 14 March 2022.
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.
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.
