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05/01/15
Débats d’EUROGIP 2015: Register!
What is the situation regarding occupational safety and health in Europe? The question will be put to the speakers at...
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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
23/12/14
Does globalization create excessive pressure?
From the start of 2015, it is planned that the enquiry procedures which prevail at ISO should also apply...
Abroad
23/12/14
SPAIN: Asbestos-related occupational cancers are significantly under-reported
A study by Alfredo Menéndez-Navarro of the University of Granada, published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental...
Abroad
23/12/14
ITALY: The ex-manager of Eternit acquitted pending another trial
On 19 November 2014, the highest court in Italy acquitted one of the former managers of Swiss group Eternit,...
Abroad
23/12/14
GERMANY: Working conditions are extremely difficult in the construction sector
The BAUA has published the results of a survey carried out on construction workers in 2012. The results are...
Community news
23/12/14
What will be remembered from the OSH conference under the Italian presidency
The conference held in Rome on 4-5 December by the INAIL and the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social...
Community news
23/12/14
“Stop Death, Disease and Illness at work!” demands the ETUC reproachfully
On 2 December, the Executive Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) passed a resolution on health and...
Community news
23/12/14
What does the European Commission plan to do to combat MSDs?
The question was asked by a European MP, Juozas Imbrasas (EFD). He recalled that musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) “represent a...
Abroad
26/11/14
LUXEMBOURG: Prevention campaign on the risks related to alcohol and drug consumption in the workplace
This campaign, organized by three ministries (Health, Employment and Social Security), forms part of EU-OSHA’s 2014-2015 European campaign on...
Abroad
26/11/14
GERMANY: Launch of the National Week dedicated to the prevention of occupational skin diseases
The “Skin and work” information campaign, held from 3 to 7 November 2014, aims to reduce the large number...
