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.

Eighteen partners from eleven EU countries have developed, with the support of the European Commission, the Workbox Chrodis Plus....