Eurogip news and professional risks in Europe

19/02/21

February 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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Community news, Covid-19 News

12/02/21

Covid-19: EU updated guidance for a safe return to the workplace

In the OSHwiki series, EU-OSHA has updated its guidelines on workplace adaptation and worker protection during the Covid-19 period.

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Abroad, Covid-19 News

12/02/21

FRANCE: ministerial update on masks for non-sanitary use

Category 1 and 2 masks are replaced by “general public masks with filtration greater than 90%”. The French Ministries of Health, Economy and Labour updated at the end of January 2021 the information note on masks for non-sanitary use published in March 2020. As a result, category 2 masks can no longer be used to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic as of 28 January 2021.

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Standardization

12/02/21

Brexit and standardisation: where do we stand?

This was the title of a web conference organised by French Afnor Normalisation for its members. On the agenda were the changes introduced since 1 January 2021 by the trade and cooperation agreement that took over the organisation of trade between the UK and the EU.

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Community news

12/02/21

Minimum wage, inequality: MEPs call for fighting in-work poverty

In a Resolution they adopted on 10 February 2021, MEPs call for a minimum wage, equal working conditions and work-life balance. The aim is to combat inequality and in-work poverty in the EU.

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Community news

27/01/21

The SLIC speaks out on the future of OSH in the EU

The Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors (SLIC) has just published its recommendations on the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work (OSH) 2021-2027.

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Community news

27/01/21

Hairdressing: European social partners cooperate to improve OSH

In a joint declaration dated December 2020, Coiffure EU and UNI Europa from the hairdressing sector welcomed their cooperation with the European Commission and EU-OSHA to implement the European framework agreement on health and safety at work (OSH) signed in 2016.

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News

26/01/21

Prevention of occupational deintegration and job retention: example in 4 European countries

EUROGIP publishes a new note on the prevention of occupational deintegration and keeping workers in employment for health reasons. It presents examples from 4 countries with experience in this area: Germany, Austria, Denmark and Sweden.

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Abroad

26/01/21

SPAIN: the anxiety of a supermarket employee recognised as accident at work

The provincial directorate of the National Social Security Institute (INSS) of Vizcaya recognised as an occupational injury “several periods of absence due to anxiety” of an employee in charge of the management of two Eroski City supermarkets in Muskiz.

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Abroad

26/01/21

FRANCE: Social partners in COCT give their opinion on the future future Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work

As part of the public consultation launched by the European Commission on the future Strategic Framework on occupational Health and Safety (OSH) for 2021-2027, the French social partners within COCT unanimously adopted an opinion on 15 January.

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