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30/01/24

ECHA: five new chemicals of concern added to the list

On 23 January 2024, the European Chemicals Agency extended the list of substances of very high concern for man or the environment that are candidates for authorisation to include five chemicals. One is toxic to reproduction, three are very persistent and bioaccumulative, and one presents multiple risks.

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30/01/24

Napo in… Fire alarm!

In this new animated film, Napo, the boss, and his colleagues guide us through the basic rules of fire and explosion protection in the workplace.

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30/01/24

SWEDEN: 5,000 students trained in construction safety at a dedicated park

With financial support from Afa Försäkring, teachers and students from the construction and civil engineering sectors were able to take part in free safety training at the Byggbranschen Safety Park.

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News, Standardization

30/01/24

13-14 June 2024, Krakow: 8th European EUROSHNET Conference

On 13 and 14 June 2024, the European OSH network EUROSHNET is holding its 8th European conference in Krakow (Poland) on the theme “World in transition - Europe in adaptation - OSH under pressure”.

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30/01/24

SPAIN: recognition as an occupational injury of stress linked to the filtering of web content

This is the first ruling to state that "stress at work is the sole, exclusive and indisputable trigger" of the disorders suffered by a young man after he had to watch violent videos to prevent them from being published on social networks.

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30/01/24

DENMARK: a working group set up to deal with serious accidents at work

In response to the increase in serious accidents at work, the Minister for Employment, Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen, has set up a group of experts to analyse and gather new knowledge over the next three years on various subjects that could help to prevent these accidents.

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15/01/24

Employment and social affairs: priorities for the Belgian EU Presidency in the first half of 2024

Belgium takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 January 2024 for a period of six months. In the field of employment and social policy, the Belgian Presidency will “work on an ambitious and forward-looking social agenda”.

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29/12/23

FRANCE: The essential SST 2022 report from the occupational injuries and diseases insurance scheme is online

The rate of accidents at work and occupational diseases has been on a downward trend for almost 15 years. This can partly be explained by changes in working patterns, in particular the use of teleworking. However, this is a statistical anomaly that is being investigated by the French Workers' Compensation Board.

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29/12/23

Very different levels of reporting of occupational injuries in Europe

EUROGIP has published the updated estimates (2019-2021) of a new analysis of the phenomenon of under-reporting of accidents at work resulting in more than three days' absence from work in Europe. The results confirm that reporting levels vary widely from country to country (from less than 10% to almost 100%).

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28/12/23

The right to disconnect: implementation and impact at company level

Eurofound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, has published a report on the legal and company provisions on the right to disconnect in EU Member States.

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