Abroad
02/11/20
SWEDEN: Covid-19 and accident rate in the 1st half of 2020
The number of reported occupational diseases increased by 60% in the first half of 2020 compared to the same...
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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.
Abroad
02/11/20
BELGIUM: teleworking increases neck, back and shoulder pain
According to a survey of 475 people carried out by the Idewe field service, teleworkers suffer more pain than...
Abroad
02/11/20
NETHERLANDS: Labour inspectorate wants companies to learn more from accidents
The number of accidents at work has been increasing for years and the SZW inspectorate wants to do something...
Abroad
02/11/20
FINLAND: Hearing damage remains the leading occupational disease
The number of confirmed occupational diseases decreased by about a quarter between 2012 and 2016. The majority of them...
Community news
02/11/20
Commission adopts new strategy for an environment free of toxic substances
The European Commission published a Chemicals Strategy for SustainabilityTowards a Toxic-Free Environment on 14 October 2020. It is part...
Community news
02/11/20
Free online training for psychosocial risk assessment
Although European companies are legally obliged to do so, less than 30% of them would assess psychosocial risks (PSR)...
Standardization
02/11/20
New technologies and standardisation: a roadmap and a White Paper
Artificial intelligence, blockchain and distributed registry technologies (DLTs) that have emerged in recent years have created a need for...
Abroad
12/10/20
FRANCE: a new good practice guide for employers in times of Covid-19
As the Covid19 epidemic progresses, the Ministry of Labour and the Occupational Health and Risk Insurance propose the guide...
Community news
12/10/20
EUROFOUND: survey on telework in COVID-19 time
To understand the implications of the pandemic on the population, EUROFOUND carried out an online survey “Living, Working and...
Abroad
05/10/20
BELGIUM: Fedris has published its 1st annual report
The Federal Agency for Occupational Risks, Fedris, was created in 2017 from the merger of the Occupational Diseases Fund...
