Community news
07/07/15
Psychosocial risks (PSRs) and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs): The most frequent emerging risks
On 23 June 2015, EU-OSHA presented to the European Parliament the main conclusions of the second European Survey of...
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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
27/05/15
The European Commission’s civil servants trained in standardization
This standardization training was organized by the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW, formerly DG...
Community news
27/05/15
Asbestos: At least one European out of three can be exposed
In 2010, the 53 WHO member states in the Europe region had undertaken to establish, by the end of...
Abroad
27/05/15
GERMANY: Signature of a pact on “Work and Health in the Land of Baden-Württemberg”
The pact signed in Stuttgart in March 2015 “represents an important step for the local government with a view...
Abroad
27/05/15
THE NETHERLANDS: Occupational skin cancers do not mobilize the medical world
The NCvB has decided to devote its energies to work-related skin cancers with a view to the National Skin Cancer Prevention...
Abroad
27/05/15
BELGIUM: 2161 cases compensated within the framework of the Asbestos Fund (AFA) since 2007
Since its creation in 2007, the AFA has recognized 2161 people as asbestos victims: 1453 suffering mesothelioma and 735...
Standardization
22/04/15
Register for the EUROSHNET 2015 conference: “Improving the quality of life at work”
The fifth European Conference of Euroshnet, which will be held from 14 to 16 October in Seville, will examine...
Standardization
22/04/15
Register for the EUROSHNET 2015 conference: “Improving the quality of life at work” (2)
The fifth European Conference of Euroshnet, which will be held from 14 to 16 October in Seville, will examine...
Community news
20/04/15
OSHwiki: A collaborative encyclopaedia of occupational safety and health
In August 2014, EU-OSHA launched OSHwiki, a platform based on the Wikipedia principle dedicated to occupational safety and health...
Community news
20/04/15
Conclusions of the European Committee of the Regions on the OSH strategic framework 2014-2020
In a report adopted in a plenary meeting last February, the European Committee of the Regions states its opinion...
