New EU-OSHA OiRA tool assesses office safety and health
The EU’s health and safety agency, EU-OSHA, has launched a new online tool that helps companies map office safety and health risks step by step.
Legislation & Compliance
Violence against Alberta healthcare staff hits 10-year high
Healthcare workers in Alberta, Canada, filed a record 1,108 violence claims with the WCB in 2025, a 65 percent rise since 2016, figures show.
TfL fined £2 million after fatal bus crash
Transport for London was fined £2 million after a 74-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a double-decker bus at Walthamstow bus station in London.
French committee scraps consent rule for internal inquiry
A French committee has dropped the requirement for victims’ consent before employers can open internal probes into workplace sexual violence.
Ontario plans new truck driver training after audit
Ontario’s Auditor General uncovered serious failures in truck driver training, and the province has announced a new standardized curriculum.
Companies fined after fatal window fall in London
Two construction firms were fined more than £1.5 million after a 130 kg window fell from a London residential tower and killed a bus driver.
Canada to Hire 100 New Labour Inspectors Under Bill C-39
Ottawa is hiring 100 additional labour inspectors under Bill C-39, after criticism of staffing shortages and a rising number of fatal workplace accidents.
Belgium Replaces Machinery Compliance Decree with EU Regulation
A new Belgian decree repeals the 2008 decree and implements EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230, with phased entry into force through 2027.
EU-OSHA: gap between digitalisation and involvement grows
EU-OSHA launches a tool comparing ten years of ESENER data (2014-2024): less involvement in psychosocial risks, more focus on digitalisation.
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.