News
30/07/21
Maritime workers: What insurance and prevention of occupational risks in Europe?
EUROGIP was asked about this issue and is now publishing on line the results of its research, which covered seven countries.
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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, News
28/07/21
European occupational disease statistics: the new Eurostat project
With its new EODS pilot project, Eurostat aims to collect national data on occupational diseases in a single database and to provide trends on the most recognised at European level.
Abroad
28/07/21
GERMANY: 2 new diseases on the list of occupational diseases
Hip osteoarthritis due to heavy lifting and lung cancer due to passive smoking will be included in the list of occupational diseases. This follows an amendment to the Ordinance on Occupational Diseases which will come into force on 1 August 2021.
Abroad
28/07/21
FRANCE: preventing risks in micro-entreprises
Webinars to help micro entreprises to prevent occupational risks in different sectors are available on YouTube.
Abroad
28/07/21
FRANCE: review of the 2016-2020 safety and health plan
The French Ministry of Labour, Employment and Integration has just published the results of “PST 3” for 2016-2020, the 3rd Occupational Health Plan, and its 17 regional plans.
Community news
28/07/21
Preventing risks related to static postures at work
As part of its 2020-2022 campaign on the prevention of work-related MSDs, EU-OSHA has published two new reports on prolonged standing or sitting.
Community news
28/07/21
Telework: What regulation before and after the pandemic in Europe?
A new EU-OSHA report analyses the issue at European and country level to inform the development of effective approaches to regulating telework in the EU in the “post-Covid-19” era.
News
28/07/21
EUROGIP is looking for a studies manager
Fixed-term position to be filled in September 2021 See the detailed description (in French)
Standardization
26/07/21
July 2021: What’s new in OSH standardisation?
EUROGIP monitors newly published standards or work in progress in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS) standardisation at European (CEN) or international (ISO) level.
Community news
29/06/21
The new EU strategic framework on OSH is published
Today, the European Commission officially launched its new strategic framework for ensuring the health and safety of workers in a changing world of work. It covers the period 2021-2027.
