Standardization
29/03/16
“Experience feedback” for safer machinery
The “experience feedback” method aims to report users’ experience of machinery to the standardizers, so that more stringent safety...
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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
22/02/16
GERMANY: A programme launched in 2015 against PSRs
The joint occupational safety and health strategy GDA, launched by the German government, the Länder and the injury insurance...
Standardization
22/02/16
Health services and social services should not be subject to standardization
The DGUV, jointly with the KAN and other German organizations, is opposed to the standardization of health services and social services. The...
Community news
15/02/16
Official launch of the REFIT platform
Forty-eight representatives of stakeholders, from a great variety of sectors, met on 29 January 2016 for the launch of...
Abroad
12/02/16
UNITED KINGDOM: New rules in the event of OH&S offences
New guidelines regarding the conviction of those who break health and safety laws came into effect on 1 February...
Abroad
11/02/16
IRELAND: OSH priorities 2016-2018
At the end of January, Ged Nash TD, the Minister assigned to SMEs with the Minister for Business and...
Community news
04/02/16
The IOSH launches a call for OSH research proposals
The IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) invites researchers to submit proposals with a view to funding high-quality projects to promote...
Community news
04/02/16
The revision of the PPE Directive is entering its final phase
The revision of Directive 89/686/EEC relating to the manufacture and marketing of personal protective equipment (PPE) is entering its...
Standardization
04/02/16
“Standardization, a growth accelerator for enterprises?”
On 2 February 2016, French standardization association AFNOR organized a meeting on the theme of “Standardization, a growth accelerator...
Abroad
01/02/16
GERMANY: The number of accidents at work has never been as low
In 2014, the number of accidents at work remained below the one million mark, at 956,000. This number has...
