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30/12/21

SWITZERLAND: 13 non-compliant FFP2 masks withdrawn from the market

As the market surveillance authority, Suva has withdrawn 13 non-compliant FFP2 respiratory protection masks. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Suva has been monitoring the quality of these products available for sale.

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Community news

30/12/21

Exposure to chemical agents and asbestos

The Commission shall publish the most recent, up-to-date and robust information on exposure to lead and its compounds, asbestos and diisocyanates in view of the possible revision of the relevant Directives.

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Abroad, Covid-19 News

30/12/21

ITALY: Covid-19 declarations down in 2021 compared to 2020

Between the beginning of the pandemic and 30 November, Inail registrated 185,633 reports of work-related coronavirus infections and 797 deaths. These represent more than one-sixth of the total number of accident at work reports received as of January 2020.

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Community news

30/12/21

Implications of automation, digitisation and platforms for work and employment

In a context of rapid change, Eurofound has published a new report “The digital age: Implications of automation, digitisation and platforms for work and employment.

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23/12/21

All of us at EUROGIP wish you a Happy New Year 2022

EUROGIP is happy to accompany and enlighten you on the themes of prevention and insurance of work-related risks at international level for 30 years...

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Abroad

21/12/21

NETHERLANDS: a new centre for compensation of occupational diseases

The Netherlands is one of the few European countries that abolished (in 1966) the specific system of insurance against occupational accidents and diseases introduced in 1901. However, in September the Dutch government set up a new centre of expertise (LEC-SB) which could be a game changer.

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Abroad

21/12/21

FRANCE: everything you need to know about occupational injuries in 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic brought a significant number of economic activities to a halt from March 2020. In this context, occupational injuries and diseases (OI/OD) decreased overall compared to 2019.

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Standardization

15/12/21

December 2021: 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, Covid-19 News

14/12/21

BELGIUM: extension of the recognition of Covid-19 as occupational disease

If at least 5 people are victims of Covid-19 as a result of contamination in the same work area, they may be compensated for occupational disease.

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Community news

14/12/21

Platforms: European Commission makes proposals for better working conditions

On Thursday 9 December, the European Commission proposed several measures to improve working conditions on digital platforms, including a directive introducing a presumption of employment.

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