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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.

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25/03/21

Napo is back to fight MSDs in the workplace

Since 2007, when Napo introduced his Lighten the Load film to raise awareness about work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), the still high prevalence of this serious health problem in Europe, has inspired Napo to present 6 new video clips, once again full of humour and good advice.
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Community news

25/03/21

How to work with chronic rheumatism and MSDs

A new EU-OSHA fact sheet focuses on rheumatic diseases and chronic musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). These conditions are common and will become even more so as the working population ages. All too often, they lead to early retirement from work. Yet many adjustments are easy and inexpensive to implement.
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Standardization

25/03/21

March 2021: What’s new in OSH standardization?

As part of its occupational safety and health (OSH) standardisation activity, EUROGIP monitors the publication of standards, new subjects on standardisation programmes and consultations at European (CEN) or international (ISO) level.
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Standardization

23/03/21

New standards to protect your eyes at work

The eyes are too often neglected. However, the slightest injury can have considerable consequences. The ISO expert subcommittee for eye and face protection has therefore published two standards for protection against ultraviolet and infrared radiation in particular.
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Abroad, Covid-19 News

23/03/21

GERMANY: Health crisis reflected in workplace claims in 2020

The Covid-19 epidemic has clearly impacted the occupational accident rate in 2020. Thus, accidents at work (760,369) decreased by 12.8% compared to 2019 and commuting accidents by 18.2%. On the other hand, declarations and recognised cases of occupational diseases are clearly on the rise.
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Standardization

23/03/21

CEN-CENELEC: their ten-year strategy for an adapted standardisation system

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) have just published their 2030 standards strategy for “Building a safer, more sustainable and competitive Europe through European and international standardization” over the next ten years.
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Abroad

17/03/21

BELGIUM: feeling good at work

“What if, together, we could make things happen?” This is the theme of an awareness-raising campaign launched by the SFP Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue. It has been offering tools to prevent psychosocial risks for over 25 years. But the crisis has come and gone, and it was necessary to act.
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Abroad, Covid-19 News

12/03/21

DENMARK: Update on Covid-19 occupational injuries

On 8 March, the competent institution AES recorded 4,921 reports of work-related Covid-19. These are cases concerning the disease itself, but also allergies resulting from the use of protective equipment for example.
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