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20/06/24

ETUC calls for legislation on psychosocial risks

“A directive to end stress at work must be a priority for the next European Commission if it really wants to improve mental health in Europe”. This is the call from the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) to mark European Mental Health Week.

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20/06/24

ITALY: Memorandum of Understanding between INAIL and RAI to promote a safety culture

INAIL and Canon RAI have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding aimed at creating and disseminating joint communication and awareness-raising initiatives on health and safety at work culture issues, in order to combat the increase in occupational injuries.

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20/06/24

Roadmap on carcinogens: phase 3 officially launched

An estimated 100,000 workers in the EU die each year from work-related cancers. That's why the Carcinogens Roadmap was launched in 2016 and has just been officially extended until 2027.

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20/06/24

PrevenOS&H preventive services: the professionals’ perspective

An article published by EU-OSHA presents the point of view of professionals in 11 European countries (Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Spain) on the role of preventive services (internal and external) in supporting compliance with OS&H legislation.

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28/05/24

Standardisation and OHS in Europe: six organisations sign a joint declaration

INRS and EUROGIP in France, KAN in Germany, CIOP in Poland, INSST in Spain and FIOH in Finland have adopted new common positions on occupational health and safety (OHS) standardisation, which constitute an enriched and updated version of the first agreement signed by the first three bodies in Bonn in 2014.

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28/05/24

Council gives final green light to first global rules on AI

Today, 21 May 2024, the Council approved a groundbreaking regulation on artificial intelligence (AI) that follows a “risk-based” approach. This means that the greater the risk of harm to society, the stricter the rules. It is the first of its kind in the world.

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28/05/24

Mental health at work: the European Forum of occupational injuries Insurance takes a stand

The European Forum of Insurance against Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases has just adopted a joint position of its 21 Member countries, stating that it is “very concerned” about calls to add anxiety, depression and burnout to the European list of occupational diseases.

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28/05/24

Declaration on the future of the European set of social rights

At the high-level conference in La Hulpe in mid-April, the European Parliament, the European Commission, Belgium on behalf of the 25 EU Member States, the European Economic and Social Committee, the ETUC, SGI Europe, SME United and the Social Platform signed a declaration on the future of the European Social Rights Floor.

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28/05/24

GERMANY: a national day of action against the heat

Heat stress is often underestimated. Heat can not only limit the performance of workers, but in some cases it can even put their lives at risk, especially in the case of strenuous physical work. A number of federal and state organisations are therefore organising a national Heat Action Day on 5 June 2024.

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28/05/24

NETHERLANDS: working safely and healthily in hot weather

Safety is a priority for the Construction company BAM, including the risks associated with heat and the sun. That's why it has a special protocol: protection, vests with cooling gel, longer breaks, awareness-raising material, unlimited water and sun cream, etc.

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