Italy: fewer workplace deaths, more disease reports
Italian workplace fatalities declined in 2025, but occupational disease claims rose to their highest level in 26 years, according to INAIL’s annual report.
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France cuts compensation for long-term sick leave due to depression and musculoskeletal disorders from three years to one
The French government has, by decree, shortened the maximum compensation period under national health insurance (Assurance Maladie) for certain long-term,
Workplace accidents and occupational diseases cost Italy €49.2 billion in 2023, INAIL reports
An updated study by Italy’s workplace accident insurer INAIL shows that workplace accidents and occupational diseases cost Italy a total
US study directly links fatal accidents to OSHA’s ten most cited safety violations
The US National Safety Council (NSC) presented an analysis at the 2026 NSC Safety Congress & Expo that directly links
Mexican social security institute IMSS pushes digitalisation and accident prevention for microenterprises
Mexico’s Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) is introducing new measures to ease the administrative burden on micro and small
Climate change increases occupational risks, with unequal impact across sectors and groups
Climate change is already having measurable effects on the safety and health of workers in the European Union, according to
What a DC-3 certificate in Mexico does and does not prove about safety training
In Mexico, there is widespread confusion about the value of the DC-3 (“Constancia de Competencias o de Habilidades Laborales”), the
German employers paid nearly €86 billion in sick pay in 2025
German employers spent around €85.6 billion on continued wage payments for sick employees in 2025, according to an analysis by
68 percent of employees at French small businesses face intense stress, new barometer shows
A new barometer on the mental health of managers and employees at French TPE-PME (small and medium-sized enterprises) shows that
INRS Reminds Employers of Their Role in Preventing Suicide at Work
France’s INRS has once again highlighted employers’ responsibility in preventing workplace-related suicide. For EHS professionals, this is an opportunity to review their own policies on psychosocial risks.