Standardization
05/04/19
March 2019: 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...
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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.
Community news
04/04/19
Infosheet on manufactured nanomaterials in the workplace
EU-OSHA presents the key facts on manufactured nanomaterials in the workplace to tie with its campaign “Healthy Workplaces –...
Community news
03/04/19
PPE Regulations: transitional period and products in stock at the manufacturer
The European Commission has published a guide on the transitional period between Directive 89/686/EEC and Regulation 2016/425 to recall...
Standardization
03/04/19
Impact of the revision of a harmonised standards on the validity of an EC type-examination certificate
The European Commission has published a guide on the impact of the revision of harmonised standards on the validity...
Standardization
03/04/19
Improve the “quick couplers” standard on construction machinery
Many serious or even fatal accidents occur when tools are not correctly interlocked with the quick coupler on construction...
Abroad
03/04/19
BELGIUM: campaign on the labelling of dangerous products for young people
In May, the federal authorities will meet technical and vocational education students in a fully equipped truck, the “Federal...
Abroad
03/04/19
BELGIUM: launch of the “Safety My Priority” campaign in the construction industry
On 21 February 2019, the Construction Confederation launched its “Safety My Priority” awareness campaign. This must show all contractors...
Abroad
03/04/19
GERMANY: the social partners in the building sector sign an agreement to prevent skin cancer
The social partners in the building industry have signed an agreement to improve employees’ protection from the sun when...
Abroad
03/04/19
GERMANY: DGUV publishes provisional 2018 data on accidents at work
According to provisional statistics published by the DGUV, reported accidents at work increased by 0.4% in 2018 while commuting...
Community news
11/03/19
Risk Assessment: OiRA for hairdressers explained in a new video
EU-OSHA has teamed up with Europe’s hairdressing sector – coiffure and UniEuropa – to produce a new video showing how to reduce occupational...
