Community news, Covid-19 News
12/06/20
Coronavirus: biological agents directive updated
The European Commission has published an update to the Biological Agents Directive to include SARS-CoV-2. The text of 3...
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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
12/06/20
DENMARK: number of injuries stable for 5 years
The Danish Working Environment Authority reports a total of 42,709 accidents at work in 2019. This number has remained...
Abroad
12/06/20
FRANCE: vocational high school students filming prevention
“From school to work, it’s up to you to film”: INRS‘s annual video competition, organized in partnership with the...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
12/06/20
BELGIUM: compensation for volonteer jobseekers who died as a result of Covid-19
By creating a “Volunteers Covid-19 Fund” within Fedris, the federal government is now making it possible to provide compensation...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
08/06/20
BELGIUM: short videos for working safely
Because it is still as important as ever to respect the preventive measures at work against the coronavirus, the...
Community news, Covid-19 News
08/06/20
OSH not in Commission’s top 40 priorities despite coronavirus
Given the health crisis, the European Commission has adjusted its work programme which includes 43 new initiatives compared to...
Abroad
08/06/20
FRANCE: an information note on protective visors
A note from the French Ministries of Economy and Labour sets out the conformity assessment procedure for protective visors...
News
08/06/20
Covid-19 and AT/MP insurance in 8 European countries
The current global pandemic is also having an impact on insurers against accidents at work (AT) and occupational diseases...
Abroad
08/06/20
AUSTRIA: the authorities’ “Covid-19 Safe and Healthy Work” guides
In response to the pandemic, the Federal Ministry of Labour, Family and Youth (BMAFJ) and the labour inspectorate have...
Community news
08/06/20
EU-OSHA: 25 initiatives for preventing MSDs in the workplace
As part of its 2020-2022 campaign, EU-OSHA has compiled 25 examples of effective strategies, campaigns, policies and practices to...
