Community news
25/09/20
The Commission has proposed a fourth revision of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive
To improve workers’ protection against cancer, the Commission has proposed on 22 September to further limit their exposure to...
Home >
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
22/09/20
GREAT-BRITAIN: 8,666 workers affected by Covid-19
Where a worker has been diagnosed as having COVID-19 and there is reasonable evidence to suggest that it was caused by occupational exposure,...
Community news
16/09/20
Eurofound report on work–life balance and the right to disconnect
Eurofound has published a study on the different regulations aimed at reconciling private and professional life for workers using...
Community news
16/09/20
Can exoskeletons help to prevent MSDs?
A new EU-OSHA note presents the results of an Italian project – INAIL / Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
16/09/20
FRANCE: the decree on the recognition in occupational disease of an SARS-CoV2 infection has been published
Decree no. 2020-1131 relating to the recognition of pathologies linked to SARS-CoV2 infection as occupational diseases (MP) was published...
Community news
11/09/20
The inclusion of Reprotoxic substances within the scope of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive
The European Commission will soon launch the legislative process for the 4th revision of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive....
Standardization
10/09/20
Legal opinion on the European standardisation system
An expert opinion, which was drafted on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy at the...
Abroad
28/08/20
AUSTRIA: Stepcheck, a workplace addiction prevention program
The Stepcheck program aims to detect addiction problems at work or at school. The objective is to react at...
Standardization
28/08/20
August 2020: What’s new in OS&H Standardization?
New standards publications, new works, registration of new subjects or comity creations… Below is a short note to present...
Abroad
26/08/20
BELGIUM: compensation for Covid-19 victims
Employees as well as pupils and trainees in the health care sector who are at a significantly increased risk...
