Abroad
20/12/17
SPAIN: A cancer of the oesophagus caused by asbestos recognized as work-related
The Higher Court of Justice of Catalonia (“TSJC”) recognized for the first time that the cancer of the oesophagus...
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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.
Abroad
20/12/17
LUXEMBOURG: One in every four occupational injuries is caused by alcohol
Since the publication in 2008 of the first edition of the book entitled “Alcohol, drugs and work”, its author,...
News
13/12/17
Registrate to the 2018 EUROGIP Discussions
The next EUROGIP Discussions will take place on 15 March 2018 and will focus on Digital transformation and health and safety at work in Europe - Challenges and opportunities.
Standardization
21/11/17
November 2017: 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...
Abroad
27/10/17
SWITZERLAND: 34 people reintegrated and CHF 10 million saved in one year thanks to a new programme
By creating a financial incentive for employers, in the past 13 months the Suva has provided companies with CHF...
Standardization
27/10/17
Impact of the evaluation report of the Machinery Directive on standardization
Within the framework of the impact study(1) on the revision of the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) which also concerned standardization,...
Community news
27/10/17
Diesel fuel emissions in the workplace are a major cause of lung cancers
The results of a Swedish study published in June 2017 confirm that occupational exposure to diesel engines is a...
Community news
27/10/17
The Machinery Directive evaluation report is available
According to the impact study of the revision of the Machinery Directive published by the European Commission, around one...
Abroad
27/10/17
SPAIN: The CCOO will closely watch the setting up of an asbestos fund
The CCOO trade union confederation welcomes a proposed new law on the setting up of a fund for compensation...
Abroad
27/10/17
GERMANY: The “kommmitmensch” risk prevention campaign gets under way
The kickoff for the new injury insurance campaign called “kommmitmensch” took place on 18 October 2017 at the A+A...
