Abroad, Covid-19 News
24/04/20
FRANCE: clarification on the Commission Recommendation on PPE
An interministerial circular dated 31 March 2020 specifies the conditions for implementing the European Commission’s Recommendation on procedures for...
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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.
Covid-19 News
24/04/20
EU: 3 guides to increase production of safe medical supplies
The European Commission published guidance to help manufacturers accelerate the production of essential medical equipments and materials in the...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
22/04/20
GERMANY: Exceptional reduction in contributions for construction
The social accident insurance for construction (BG BAU) has decided to lower the contribution rates for occupational injuries of...
Community news
22/04/20
Proposals for the revision of the Machinery Directive
Member States have shown a real willingness to correct and improve European regulations on machinery. This was revealed in...
Community news, Covid-19 News
22/04/20
Joint European guidelines for the protection of food workers
With 4,7 million workers providing Europeans with their daily food, EFFAT and FoodDrinkEurope, social partners in the food and...
Community news, Covid-19 News
22/04/20
Covid-19 and OSH: an ETUC briefing note
On 15 April, ETUC published “Covid-19 Watch” about occupational safety and health (OSH) in several European countries. In the...
Standardization
22/04/20
April 2020: What’s new in OSH standardization?
New standards publications, new works, registration of new subjects or comity creations… Below is the result of the monitoring...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
21/04/20
SPAIN: Covid-19 contagion results in an accident at work
Any contagion with Covid-19 in working is now considered an accident at work in its own right. A decree-law...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
21/04/20
ITALY: Prevent stress and burn-out of health workers
INAIL has joined forces with the National Council of the Order of Psychologists to provide psychological support to all...
Abroad, Covid-19 News
21/04/20
ITALY: exceptional measures to ensure economic continuity
A Decree-Law (No. 23/2020, OJ No. 94 of 08.04.2020) introduced new urgent measures on access to credit, corporate tax...
