Abroad
15/06/16
HUNGARY: one out of two workers suffering from MSDs
According to a survey carried out in 2015, one out of two Hungarian workers aged 35 or over has...
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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
15/06/16
Signature of the joint initiative on standardization for the coming four years
On 13 June in Amsterdam, the European Trade Union Confederation and other stakeholders signed the “Joint initiative on standardization”...
Standardization
15/06/16
Painting plants: a new standard to replace the deficient old standards
A new European standard on “Spray booths for organic coating material – Safety requirements” will replace three old standards,...
Standardization
24/05/16
Negative vote on the ISO 45001 draft standard
In mid-May, the ISO 45001 draft international standard on “Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Requirements with guidance...
Standardization
23/05/16
Standardization to federate, boost and transform French industry
The Alliance Industrie du Futur organization recently presented its work on standardization policy to improve France’s industrial competitiveness. The...
Abroad
18/05/16
ITALY: a research programme on asbestos costing more than €6 million
As part of the national research plan 2016-2018, INAIL is promoting an innovative programme for the development of knowledge on workers...
Abroad
18/05/16
AUSTRIA: decline in the incidence rate at work in 2015
In 2015, the AUVA recorded 157,246 injuries and diseases: 90,258 occupational injuries to adults, 54,685 injuries to students and school pupils...
Abroad
18/05/16
BELGIUM: reform of the system of recognition of occupational diseases and work-related diseases
“This reform is necessary because the rules are no longer appropriate for today’s society and today’s complaints, such as...
Community news
17/05/16
Napo: Back to a healthy future!
In this new film, Napo – who has the power to travel in time – explores both the past...
Community news
17/05/16
The Commission proposes revising the directive on carcinogenic and mutagenic agents
On 13 May the European Commission presented a proposal for a revision of the directive on carcinogenic and mutagenic...
