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23/04/21

Future of Europe: Have your say

Resilience is definitely on the agenda. It is at the heart of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work celebrated on 28 April (see our article). And the Conference on the Future of Europe, launched in January 2020 for two years, has as its theme: “Building a more resilient Europe”. A multilingual and interactive platform, central to the Conference, has just been launched to allow for dialogue with citizens.

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20/04/21

World OSH Day: 3 questions to Manal Azzi, ILO

Dr Manal Azzi, Senior OSH Specialist at the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Coordinator of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, answers our 3 questions.

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Abroad, Covid-19 News

19/04/21

FINLAND: 304 cases of Covid-19 recognised as occupational diseases

At the end of March, out of 355 applications for recognition, the Accident Compensation Commission (TAKO) recognised 304 cases of occupational diseases. About 90% were diagnosed in health care workers, mostly nurses.

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15/04/21

BELGIUM: Covid-19 and oxygen risks

The increased need for oxygen in hospitals for the treatment of Covid-19 patients also leads to a higher risk of chemical accidents and fires. Beswic, the Belgian Knowledge Centre on Well-being at Work, presents various publications dealing with this issue.

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12/04/21

Ivailo Kalfin, a Bulgarian at the head of Eurofound

Ivailo Kalfin, the new Executive Director of Eurofound, will be heard tomorrow 13 April by the European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee before his official appointment for a 5-year term.

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06/04/21

AUSTRIA: record drop in work-related injuries during pandemic

In 2020, the confinements imposed by the coronavirus pandemic resulted in an unprecedented contraction in employment levels and a historic 60% drop in work-related claims compared to 2019.

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29/03/21

How to meet the difficult challenge of prevention in the elderly healthcare sector?

This issue was at the heart of the EUROGIP Discussions on 9 March 2021. It was an opportunity to present the actions and tools - training, guides, technical and financial aid, etc. - to deal with the high number of accidents in this sector. A summary of the exchanges and the videos are now available.

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25/03/21

Napo is back to fight MSDs in the workplace

Since 2007, when Napo introduced his Lighten the Load film to raise awareness about work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), the still high prevalence of this serious health problem in Europe, has inspired Napo to present 6 new video clips, once again full of humour and good advice.

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25/03/21

How to work with chronic rheumatism and MSDs

A new EU-OSHA fact sheet focuses on rheumatic diseases and chronic musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). These conditions are common and will become even more so as the working population ages. All too often, they lead to early retirement from work. Yet many adjustments are easy and inexpensive to implement.

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Standardization

25/03/21

March 2021: What’s new in OSH standardization?

As part of its occupational safety and health (OSH) standardisation activity, EUROGIP monitors the publication of standards, new subjects on standardisation programmes and consultations at European (CEN) or international (ISO) level.

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