Abroad
26/02/15
FINLAND: Review of the occupational diseases most commonly reported and recognized in 2012
In its report published in December 2014, the FIOH reviews diseases suspected or recognized as being of work-related origin...
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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
26/02/15
GERMANY: 1500 workers die each year of an asbestos-related disease
The BAuA publishes a report reviewing the use of asbestos and its consequences in the past few decades. In...
Abroad
26/02/15
UNITED KINGDOM: A national trade union register to facilitate compensation for victims
UNITE, the leading UK trade union, invites workers who think they were exposed to asbestos during their career to...
Standardization
26/02/15
EUROGIP was invited to the annual meeting of the ETUI standardization network
On 24 and 25 January 2015, the ETUI brought together trade union experts from fourteen European countries and three...
Community news
26/02/15
EU-OSHA gives ways to improve prevention of work-related cancers
On the occasion of International Cancer Day on 4 February 2015, EU-OSHA presented a report on the evaluation of...
Community news
26/02/15
EU-OSHA publishes the initial results of the second ESENER survey
EU-OSHA publishes an initial analysis of the results of the second European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging...
News
30/01/15
Reporting of occupational diseases: issues and good practices in five European countries
EUROGIP publishes a report entitled “Reporting of occupational diseases: issues and good practices in five European countries”. These countries...
Abroad
30/01/15
IRELAND: Work-related deaths increased by 17% in 2014, and 87% in agriculture
The figures published in early January by the Irish Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show a 17% increase in...
Abroad
30/01/15
GERMANY: Four new diseases recognized as work-related
On 1 January a new official order came into force by virtue of which four diseases are recognized as...
Abroad
30/01/15
SPAIN: Carpal tunnel syndrome now recognized as an occupational disease for workers in the cleaning sector
Wrist MSDs. One of the highest courts in Spain, the “Tribunal Supremo”, recently ruled in favour of a cleaning...
