Abroad

26/01/21

FINLAND: 11 fatal accidents at work in 2020

According to provisional data, eleven people lost their lives at work in Finland last year. This is the lowest number of deaths at work ever recorded in a calendar year. Of the eleven victims, all were men, including ten employees and one entrepreneur. Six were in the construction sector.

Abroad

26/01/21

ITALY: INAIL also covers domestic accidents

“Working at home is no less important than working in a company or office”, explained Franco Bettoni, President of the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL). To underline the importance of preventing domestic accidents and the social value of compulsory insurance, Franco Bettoni recalled that since a 1999 law, amended in 2018, the Institute insures those who deal with housing in a habitual, exclusive and free way and who are between 18 and 67 years old.

Abroad

18/01/21

BELGIUM: 3 animated films on MSDs from SPF Employment

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the main cause of absence from work in Belgium. To help companies prevent them in the long term, the Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue (SPF Employment) offers 3 easily accessible animated films

Abroad

18/01/21

BELGIUM: the“burn-out” pilot project extended to the care sector

Fedris, the Federal Agency for Occupational Risks, has extended its pilot project on the prevention of burn-out to the care sector. It launched it in January 2019 for the banking and hospital sectors. The aim is to provide support for people who are suffering at work, who have taken a large number of short work stoppages or who have been off work for less than two months in order to enable them to remain at work or return to work quickly.

Community news

12/01/21

Harmonised statistics on PMs: Eurostat seeks your opinion

Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, is working on a pilot project for a new national database on occupational diseases (OD) at European level. These data are fundamental for assessing the effectiveness of Community legislation on health and safety at work, to know the most recognised occupational diseases and their causality and thus to prioritise the preventive actions to be implemented at Community level. However, having a European database is not a simple exercise.