Community news
29/06/17
OELV and carcinogenic substances: The Council reaches an agreement
At mid-June, the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) reached an agreement on a proposal amending...
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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
29/06/17
AUSTRIA: The frequency of injuries decreases, and the number of fatalities drops sharply
In 2016, the frequency of injuries (number of occupational injuries per 1,000 workers) fell to 24.59, a level never...
Standardization
29/06/17
Preparing and citing European standards in the OJEU just in time
Improving the citing of Harmonized Standards in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) will be considered the...
Abroad
29/06/17
SPAIN: One-third of young occupational injury victims have a contract of less than 2 months’ duration
In 2015, 29% of occupational injuries affected young people, according to the General Workers’ Union (UGT), which also denounces...
Standardization
03/05/17
Additive manufacturing, new challenges for OSH standardization
Growing enthusiasm for additive manufacturing in industry is leading standardization organizations to study the need for normative documents to...
Community news
03/05/17
What worker participation in the management of occupational safety and health?
This study, published by the European Risk Observatory of EU-OSHA, is mainly devoted to the issue of the representation...
Standardization
03/05/17
A standardization strategy for personal healthcare services
The CEN-CENELEC Advisory Board for Healthcare Standards (ABHS) has adopted a strategy, valid until 2020, regarding personal healthcare services....
Abroad
03/05/17
FRANCE: The MSA launches a vast anti-suicide action plan
Every year, more than 150 farmers die by committing suicide. This being so, and faced with situations of distress,...
Community news
03/05/17
EU-OSHA campaign: the papers presented for the official partners are online
The presentations made on 22 and 23 March (in Brussels) during the event intended for the partners of the...
Abroad
03/05/17
GERMANY: Asbestos-related ovarian cancer may be recognized as an occupational disease
The injury insurance funds have declared that there is now sufficient scientific data to create a new clinical symptomatology...
