Abroad
29/09/21
GERMANY: learning about safety and health is child’s play
The statutory accident insurance, which covers schoolchildren, has developed a playful offer to make children aware of important health...
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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, Covid-19 News
29/09/21
Platform workers: a new European Parliament resolution
On 16 September, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform...
Standardization
28/09/21
Is 75kg for one person the reality?
In many standards, the assumed weight of the individual is 75kg. An analysis by KAN shows that adjustments are...
Community news, Covid-19 News
28/09/21
Possibility of recognising COVID-19 as an occupational hazard in Europe
According to a new Eurostat study, 19 EU/EFTA countries recognize Covid-19 as an occupational disease, 3 as an accident...
Standardization
21/09/21
September 2021: What’s new in OSH standardization?
EUROGIP reports on new standards or work in progress in occupational health and safety (OHS) at European (CEN) or...
Community news
20/09/21
Almost 2 million work-related deaths worldwide each year
According to the first estimates by the WHO and the ILO, 1.9 million people in the world died in...
Community news
03/09/21
International Prevention Media Festival: the 2021 nominees are…
The winners of the International Prevention Media Festival, an integral part of the XXIInd World Congress on Safety and...
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:...
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...
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...
