News
03/10/17
Occupational diseases in Belgium, Czech Republic and Hungary – EUROGIP contributes to a comparison
EUROGIP collaborated on a comparison on occupational diseases between Hungary, Belgium and the Czech Republic.
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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.
Standardization
29/09/17
September 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
29/09/17
JAPAN: OSH and the incidence rate, 2016
Risk assessment, promotion of training in occupational safety and health (OSH), expansion of the Zero-Accident campaign, promotion of physical...
Abroad
29/09/17
FRANCE: Occupational health essentials in 2016 according to the Occupational Risk Insurance organization
The Health/Occupational Risks Insurance system recently published the “2016 essentials”. This annual report reviews, in particular, the key figures...
Community news
29/09/17
New estimates: Work-related injuries and diseases cost the EU €467 billion per year
This data comes from the EU-OSHA project on the costs and benefits of OSH. The cost of work-related cancers...
Abroad
29/09/17
SPAIN: An “accident alert” programme for companies with high incidence rates
More than about one hundred Andalusian firms which have experienced at least two serious accidents at work or a...
Standardization
29/09/17
The EU issues an invitation to tender for managing New Approach consultants
The European Commission has published an invitation to tender for a structure which, for 24 months, will be responsible...
Abroad
29/09/17
IRELAND: Fatalities in the workplace have decreased except for agriculture
According to the latest annual statistical report of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), the largest number of work-related...
Abroad
29/09/17
GERMANY: Sick leaves for mental disorders have increased by 80% in ten years
According to figures from AOK-Bundesverband (a major health insurance fund), sick leaves for mental disorders have increased by 79.3%...
Standardization
29/09/17
Asbestos diagnosis: A new version of French standard NF X46-020
A new version of French standard NF X46-020, which defines how to detect asbestos in building stock, comes into...
