Community news
02/12/15
The 2016 priorities of the European Commission regarding OSH
The European Commission has published its work program for 2016, which includes 40 “REFIT” activities, some of which relate...
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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.
Community news
02/12/15
The European Commission confirms the withdrawal from the Community market of four machines judged nonconforming
The European Commission has confirmed the withdrawal from the European market of four machines due to their failure to...
News
30/11/15
TTIP and possible impacts for occupational injury insurance
Since the negotiations began in 2013, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has aroused numerous discussions.
Abroad
02/11/15
LUXEMBOURG: An agreement to prevent work-related road accidents
On 1 October 2015, the Union of Luxembourg Enterprises (UEL) and its National Institute for Sustainable Development and Corporate...
Abroad
02/11/15
BELGIUM: Inspection campaign on metal treatment and coating work this autumn
This autumn, labour inspectors will carry out an inspection campaign on about one hundred metal treatment and coating firms....
Abroad
02/11/15
GERMANY: Subsidies to replace protective helmets on construction sites
Since January 2015 the German OSH insurance organization for the building sector, BG BAU, has offered subsidies to encourage...
Abroad
02/11/15
UNITED KINGDOM: Trade union warning about health risks related to excessively long workdays
After declining since 1998, the number of workers doing more than 48 hours’ work per week has increased by...
Standardization
02/11/15
Heading for the start of the DIS vote on the future international standard ISO 45001
The fourth meeting of ISO PC 283, “Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems”, took place from 21 to 25...
Community news
02/11/15
REACH: Tougher notification obligations for chemical substances classified as extremely dangerous
A decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), published on 10 September 2015, increases the...
Community news
02/11/15
Adoption of an urgent motion on occupational safety and health at the ETUC Congress
Meeting in their congress in Paris on 2 October 2015, the European Trade Union Confederation called on the European...
