Abroad
19/08/20
AUSTRIA: tips for working in hot weather
The summer heat makes working conditions difficult. It can lead to health risks for workers and even cause accidents...
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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.
Standardization
27/07/20
Standardisation: preparation of the EU 2021 work programme
The European Commission is currently preparing its standardisation work programme for 2021. This is provided for in European Regulation...
Abroad
27/07/20
GREAT BRITAIN: Workplace fatal injuries in 2019/20
According to provisional figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 111 workers were fatally injured at work...
News
27/07/20
Postponement of the EUROGIP Discussions 2020 to 2021
The health crisis had forced us to postpone the EUROGIP Discussions initially scheduled for 12 March on “Preventing occupational...
News
27/07/20
Establishing the occupational origin of a disease: a new report from EUROGIP
Why are there such disparities in Europe in terms of occupational diseases? In its new report “Establishing the occupational...
Community news
27/07/20
Guidelines on seasonal workers in the EU in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak
The European Commission presented guidelines on the protection of seasonal workers in the EU in mid-July. Indeed, their working...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
27/07/20
DENMARK: Instructions for the recognition of the professional character of the Covid-19
A guide from the Ministry of Employment clearly indicates the possibilities of recognition of the occupational nature of an...
Community news
27/07/20
Start the discussion on MSDs
EU-OSHA provides two resource kits to tackle musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace: A document – available in many...
Standardization
20/07/20
July 2020: What’s new in health and safety at work standardization?
New standards publications, new works, registration of new subjects or comity creations… Below is the result of the monitoring...
Abroad
02/07/20
SWITZERLAND: audiomobiles for preventive hearing examinations
By means of buses equipped with professional audiometry techniques, the audiomobiles, Suva regularly carries out preventive hearing examinations in...
