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Our publications are mainly related to the comparative surveys that EUROGIP carries out regarding insurance or prevention of occupational risks in Europe. EUROGIP also publishes a newsletter, EUROGIP infos, or the proceedings of its annual conference. You will also find institutional documents such as the annual activity reports.
2007|Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
How is biological risk at work approached in Europe? What scale? What prevention? The new Eurogip survey reviews these questions on the basis of a bibliographic study and answers to the questionnaire sent to the competent organisations in the various European countries.
Only in French
2007
Highlights of Eurogip’s activity in the year 2006 The year 2006 activity by activity
2006|Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Sweden
How to prevent the work-related risks resulting from the abuse of alcohol, drugs or narcotics? This was the central question of the Eurogip Discussions on Friday 20 October, which brought together representatives of the European Commission and of several European countries: Germany, Belgium, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. Although there is a cruel lack of epidemiological research to establish a link between the use of such substances and occupational injuries, all the participants recognised that the subject was indeed a matter of concern in the countries and the enterprises represented. (Proceedings available in French only)
2006|Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden
How to prevent the work-related risks resulting from the abuse of alcohol, drugs or narcotics? This was the central question of the Eurogip Discussions on Friday 20 October, which brought together representatives of the European Commission and of several European countries: Germany, Belgium, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. Although there is a cruel lack of epidemiological research to determine the relationship between the use of such substances and occupational injuries, all the participants recognised that the subject was indeed a matter of concern in the countries and enterprises represented.
2006
The report, produced by a working group of the European Forum of Insurances against accidents at work and occupational diseases and coordinated by Eurogip, sheds light on current insurance practices in thirteen countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland.
2006|Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Most European countries are faced with the problem of asbestos-related occupational diseases. What are the diseases giving entitlement to compensation? According to whatcriteria are they recognised? How many cases are actually recognised and what are the trends since 1980? How are the victims compensated?
To all these questions the recently published EUROGIP report on “Asbestos-related occupational diseases in Europe” provides answers. This document also reviews estimates of mortality due to mesothelioma in Europe over the coming years. Although dramatic, the consequences will apparently be less catastrophic than predicted by Peto in 1999, since there would be 100,000 deaths from mesothelioma (as opposed to a projected figure of 250,000).
2006
How to reconcile temporary work with occupational safety? The question deserved to be asked given that the use of temporary work and fixed-term contracts is progressing everywhere in Europe and the workers in question sustain occupational injuries twice as often as other workers. And yet legislation exists. Starting with a European directive, adopted in 1991, which lays down the minimum requirements for protection of the health and safety of temporary workers and has been transposed into national law in all the EU Member States. But, in the opinion of the European Commission itself, the results of this application are “highly inadequate”. The aspects brought into question are the information and training of temporary workers, induction of temporary employees, and the “duality” of the employers (the temporary work agency and the user firm), etc.
Only in French
2006
Highlights of Eurogip’s activity in the year 2005. The year 2005 activity by activity
2005
2005
How to reconcile temporary work with occupational safety? The question is worth asking given that the use of temporary work and fixed-term contracts is progressing everywhere in Europe and the workers in question apparently sustain occupational injuries twice as often as other workers. And yet legislation exists. Starting with a European directive, adopted in 1991, which lays down minimum requirements for protection of the health and safety of temporary workers. It has, moreover, been transposed into national law in all the EU Member States. But, in the opinion of the European Commission itself, the results of this implementation are “highly inadequate”. The aspects brought into question are the information and training of temporary workers, induction of temporary employees, the “duality” of the employers (the temporary work agency and the user firm), etc. That is why Eurogip – whose mission is to coordinate, on the European level, Social Security action in the area of occupational risks – has decided to devote its fourth “Discussions” to issues regarding improved protection of temporary workers and to examples of good practices developed in various European countries.
Only in French
