Eurogip news and professional risks in Europe

Community news

17/08/21

All about national social protection systems in Europe

The latest update of MISSOC, the Mutual Information System on Social Protection, has recently been published online. It provides a wealth of information, updated to 1 January 2021, on the main features of social protection systems in 31 European countries (EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland).

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Community news

06/08/21

New summary of European harmonised standards for PPE

The European Commission has updated the summary of harmonised standards concerning Regulation (EU) 2016/4251 on personal protective equipment (PPE).

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Standardization

06/08/21

The Vienna Agreement is 30 years old

The ISO, CEN and ASI standard organization will hold an online event on 11 October 2021 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Agreement.

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Community news

02/08/21

Body and hazard mapping in the prevention of MSDs

An info sheet published by EU-OSHA provides an overview of body and risk mapping techniques. It highlights their value in the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

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Abroad

30/07/21

GREAT BRITAIN: at least 2 million people affected by Covid long

This is according to the REACT-2 study, led by Imperial College London and funded by the Department of Health and Social Care. Between September 2020 and February 2021, researchers surveyed more than 500,000 people in a random sample to find out if they had had Covid-19 (confirmed or suspected) and persistent symptoms.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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