Standardization
03/12/18
November 2018: 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
03/12/18
Parliament will become more involved in the Eurofound and EU-OSHA agencies
A new agreement provides that the European Parliament can appoint an expert to the boards of directors of the...
Community news
03/12/18
Carcinogenic agents: The European Parliament wants to increase protection for healthcare personnel
On 20 November, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs passed amendments concerning the third phase of revision of...
Standardization
03/12/18
The European Commission announces its policy for harmonized standards
On 22 November 2018 the European Commission published a call for Member States to renew their political commitment to...
Abroad
03/12/18
ESTONIA: Heading toward an occupational injury insurance system?
Estonia is one of the few EU countries that do not have a specific insurance system for occupational injuries...
Abroad
03/12/18
SPAIN: A system for detection of occupational diseases in Aragon
As of next year, the government of Aragon (Diputación General de Aragón, DGA) will set up a network of...
Community news
03/12/18
Psychosocial risk management in the workplace in Europe
EU-OSHA publishes the synopsis of a report on psychosocial risk management in the workplace in Europe, based on the...
Abroad
03/12/18
AUSTRIA: Travel injuries are an especially high risk on Mondays in winter
In 2017, the AUVA recorded 12,264 travel injuries, which represented 12% of the total number of occupational injuries. And...
Standardization
31/10/18
October 2018: 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...
