France is preparing a new occupational disease table that would allow lung cancer caused by exposure to crystalline silica to be recognised even without a silicosis diagnosis. An estimated 780,000 workers in the country are exposed to silica dust.
The U.S. Construction Suicide Prevention Week (September 14-18, 2026) draws attention to the mental health crisis in construction, where the suicide rate is four to five times higher than average. This is also a relevant signal for the Dutch and European construction sector.
In the American construction and drilling industry, physical safety has traditionally been heavily emphasized, but mental health receives structurally less
