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12/04/21

Ivailo Kalfin, a Bulgarian at the head of Eurofound

Ivailo Kalfin, the new Executive Director of Eurofound, will be heard tomorrow 13 April by the European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee before his official appointment for a 5-year term.

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Abroad, Covid-19 News

06/04/21

AUSTRIA: record drop in work-related injuries during pandemic

In 2020, the confinements imposed by the coronavirus pandemic resulted in an unprecedented contraction in employment levels and a historic 60% drop in work-related claims compared to 2019.

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29/03/21

How to meet the difficult challenge of prevention in the elderly healthcare sector?

This issue was at the heart of the EUROGIP Discussions on 9 March 2021. It was an opportunity to present the actions and tools - training, guides, technical and financial aid, etc. - to deal with the high number of accidents in this sector. A summary of the exchanges and the videos are now available.

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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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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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23/03/21

A directory of OSH terms in 25 EU languages

EU-OSHA provides a structured directory of some 2,000 occupational safety and health (OSH) terms in 25 EU languages, together with synonyms, antonyms and some definitions.

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Abroad, Covid-19 News

23/03/21

SWEDEN: dramatic increase in occupational diseases reporting in 2020

According to provisional statistics published by the Swedish Work Environment Authority, occupational disease notifications increased by 86% in 2020 compared to 2019. These figures are largely explained by the ongoing pandemic.

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