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The winners of the International Prevention Media Festival, an integral part of the XXIInd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, will be awarded on 22 September. Out of 289 submissions, 18 are nominated.

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Community news

03/09/21

World OSH Congress: final programme available

The 22nd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work (OSH) will open on 20 September on the issue: “Prevention in the Connected Age - Global solutions to achieve safe and healthy work for all”. The final programme is now available.

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Abroad

30/08/21

GERMANY: Dismissal for breach of regulations against COVID

An employee was dismissed without notice because he deliberately coughed on a colleague with the intention of infecting him with SARS-CoV-2.

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Abroad

30/08/21

BELGIUM: The law on well-being at work celebrates its 25th anniversary

The SPF Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the law of 4 August on well-being at work. This law, with its implementing decrees, forms the basis of the occupational health and safety regulations.

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Abroad

30/08/21

DENMARK: skin disorders are the most frequently recognised occupational diseases

Every year, 2,500 Danes have their skin disease recognised as an occupational disease. Young people are particularly affected. An information campaign is aimed at them.

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Community news

25/08/21

Improving dock workers’ safety with a new application

“OSH Ports” is a new application designed to help workers in ports identify and reduce the many risks they face. It has been developed by the Seafarers' Trust of the International Transport Workers' Federation, in collaboration with dockers.

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Abroad

25/08/21

SWITZERLAND: one in eight apprentices suffers an accident at work

Every year, nearly 75,000 young people choose to become apprentices. Yet apprentices are victims of 25,000 occupational injuries, two of which are fatal. For them, everything is new. Information and training therefore play a key role.

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