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Millions of workers across Europe suffer from work-related musculoskeletal disorders. According to data from the sixth European Working Conditions Survey, three out of five workers in the European Union report complaints related to musculoskeletal disorders.

Here you can find 5 ergonomic tips for painters.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and in Belgium. Approximately 40% of all cancers discovered today are a type of skin cancer. 1 in 5 people will be diagnosed with skin cancer before the age of 75. In 2019, there were 45,733 new cases in Belgium. It is also the only cancer that has significantly increased in the past two decades. Furthermore, a further increase is expected in the coming ten years.

You employ your staff in the construction sector. Then they probably regularly work in dusty conditions. However, inhaling dust can be harmful to health.
It is known that inhaling fine dust containing crystalline silica can cause lung damage, including silicosis.

In the early 90s, offices looked very different from today. From the 1960s, open-plan offices gained popularity due to an increasing need for flexibility and collaboration. Nowadays, more and more companies practice "flex" work or "activity-based" work. The recent pandemic may have an influence on our vision of the future. What will the office of the future look like?

The social partners jointly drew up a note with an important number of priorities and emphases for welfare policy in companies for the coming years. Based on these findings and documents, the Minister of Employment is launching a national action plan to improve the well-being of employees in the performance of their work 2022-2027.

On 16 March 2022, Directive (EU) 2022/431 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2022 amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work was published.

Since January 1, 2022, the federal government offers the possibility to start a return-to-work trajectory (RTW trajectory) under the guidance of the 'Return to Work Coordinator'. Investing in an RTW trajectory helps to act earlier, more targeted, and more personally, and allows to accelerate and increase these actions and the return to adapted work.

Supporting the mental well-being of your employees in a practical and scientifically sound way. That, in summary, is Mindlab's e-learning program. Thanks to a partnership between Premed and Mindlab, you and your employees can gain access to the online platform.

There is an AED device present in your company.
Did you know that you are obliged to register this device and report it to the federal public service?
Does an AED device need to be constantly under mains voltage to guarantee operation during an intervention?

5 tips you can use during a next toolbox meeting or distribute among your employees.

Between mid-March 2022 and late June 2022, the labor inspectorate (AD Supervision of Well-being at Work) will conduct an inspection campaign in the Transport and courier activities and Food and beverage industry sectors to check the extent to which ergonomics has been developed in the well-being policy of these companies and to raise awareness about addressing the prevention of health risks to the back and upper limbs. This campaign is taking place on the initiative of the SLIC (Senior Labour Inspection Committee) and will be held across Europe.