Community news
25/05/21
Asbestos: Parliament’s recommendations on worker protection
On 27 May, Members will consider the 208 amendments tabled to the draft report with recommendations to the Commission on protecting workers from asbestos.
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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
17/05/21
Covid-19: How should antigen tests and self-tests be used at work?
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) provide a recent note on rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 in the workplace.
Community news
07/05/21
Videoconferencing and fatigue: a first study on the subject
This is a first. Researchers from the Universities of Gothenburg (Sweden) and Stanford (USA) have looked at the fatigue resulting from video conferencing.
Abroad, Covid-19 News
07/05/21
DENMARK: One in two cases of work-related Covid not reported
According to FOA, the 3rd largest trade union in the country, which represents mainly municipal and regional workers, only 5% of those infected with the coronavirus at work have declared it as an occupational injury to the competent authority.
Community news
29/04/21
Best practices to prevent MSDs: the call for applications is launched
As part of its 2020-2022 Healthy Workplaces - Lighten the Load! campaign on the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) is calling for nominations for the European Good Practice Award.
Abroad
29/04/21
GERMANY: Skin cancer, the number one occupational disease in construction
What was the most common occupational disease in construction in 2020? Skin cancer caused by natural ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Employees in civil engineering and the road construction industry as well as roofers and carpenters are particularly affected.
Standardization
29/04/21
April 2021: What’s new in OSH standardization?
Standards publications, new work items in the standardisation programmes and consultations at European (CEN) or international (ISO) level about the occupational health and safety (OSH) standardisation activity for the month of April.
Community news
28/04/21
The new draft Machinery Regulation is published
As part of its 2020 work programme, under the priority “A Europe fit for the digital age”, the European Commission planned to revise the Machinery Directive (Directive 2006/42/EC). It has just published a new draft Regulation. This revision contributes to both the digital transition and the strengthening of the single market.
Community news
28/04/21
The first draft regulation on AI is European
The challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) are numerous. They are linked in particular to problems of explicability of algorithms, opacity of operation and complexity. In order to regulate them, a horizontal European regulation was necessary. This new regulation, the draft of which was published on 21 April 2021, is intended as a strong political act.
Community news
23/04/21
Create a campaign for “healthy workplaces”
EU-OSHA, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, offers many useful tools and information to promote healthy workplaces.
