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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Community news

23/04/21

Future of Europe: Have your say

Resilience is definitely on the agenda. It is at the heart of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work celebrated on 28 April (see our article). And the Conference on the Future of Europe, launched in January 2020 for two years, has as its theme: “Building a more resilient Europe”. A multilingual and interactive platform, central to the Conference, has just been launched to allow for dialogue with citizens.

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Community news

20/04/21

World OSH Day: 3 questions to Manal Azzi, ILO

Dr Manal Azzi, Senior OSH Specialist at the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Coordinator of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, answers our 3 questions.

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Abroad, Covid-19 News

19/04/21

FINLAND: 304 cases of Covid-19 recognised as occupational diseases

At the end of March, out of 355 applications for recognition, the Accident Compensation Commission (TAKO) recognised 304 cases of occupational diseases. About 90% were diagnosed in health care workers, mostly nurses.

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