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News

12/11/24

Platform work: a new EUROGIP Focus to help you understand the new directive

Following the publication of the new European Directive aimed at improving working conditions on digital platforms, EUROGIP is publishing a detailed Focus to shed light on the key points of this text, which is the result of intense negotiations since the European Commission's initial proposal in December 2021.

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Abroad

30/10/24

BELGIUM: Constructiv offers more and more publications in foreign languages

With some 40,000 posted workers working on Belgian sites every day, Constructiv is continuing its efforts to make as many prevention tools as possible available in several languages.

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Community news

25/10/24

Take part in European Week 2024 for Health and Safety at Work

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has just kicked off the European Week for Safety and Health at Work, the theme of the 2024 edition of which is ‘Safe and healthy work in the digital age’.

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Abroad

25/10/24

GERMANY: a new database to prevent occupational cancers

The Institute for Occupational Safety of the German Statutory Accident Insurance (IFA) has launched a new free database dedicated to best practice in preventing work-related cancers, which were the cause of around 1,500 deaths in 2023.

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Standardization

25/10/24

November 2024: What’s new in OSH standardisation?

EUROGIP monitors newly published texts or work in progress at European (CEN) or international (ISO) level in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS) standardisation.

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Community news

18/10/24

The impact of digital technologies on work-related psychosocial risks

The digital revolution is profoundly changing the nature, organisation and conditions of work. It offers benefits but is likely to exacerbate psychosocial risks for workers. A joint JRC and EU-OSHA report examines these impacts, particularly on health and safety at work.

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Abroad

16/10/24

NETHERLANDS: a roofer’s commitment to UV protection

Ed van der Want, a roofer for 38 years, developed skin cancer as a result of prolonged exposure to UV rays. After several operations, he became an advocate for sun protection on building sites and won a change in the collective agreement for his sector.

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Community news

16/10/24

Asbestos: Commission seeks experts to prepare new guidelines

Experts and interested stakeholders are invited to contribute to the development of new non-binding guidelines on good practice for the safe management of asbestos in the workplace. To this end, the European Commission's DG Employment is organising a series of online workshops.

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Abroad

30/09/24

GERMANY: what insurance is needed for private conversations at work?

During working hours, it's not unusual to have private conversations. But what happens if an accident occurs during these exchanges? Are employees covered by insurance? It depends, as the following examples show.

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Abroad

30/09/24

SWEDEN: focus on fatal accidents over the period 2013-2023

A new report from Afa Försäkring lists 196 fatal accidents at work between 2013 and 2023, 80% of them in the private sector. In 2023 there will be 24 more fatalities than in the previous year.

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