The European Week Against Cancer is an annual campaign that runs from 25 to 31 May under the leadership of the Association of European Cancer Leagues. It aims to raise awareness about cancer prevention, access to treatment and support for survivors.
On 31 January 2018, in Leuven (Belgium), the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) brought together more than 30 leading experts and policy-makers from various European countries to discuss and consolidate the results of the project...
The Working Party on Chemicals of the Advisory Committee for Safety and Health at Work (ACSH) took the initiative to develop the guide to explain to employers how the Chemical Agents Directive 98/24/EEC (CAD) and the REACH Regulation 1907/2006/E
Protecting the health and safety of EU workers is a top priority for this Commission. The EU has been a frontrunner in high standards of workers' protection. To keep this up, the Commission has already presented 3 revisions of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive since the start of this mandate. By introducing new or stricter exposure values for 20 cancer-causing chemicals at the work place, more than 100,000 lives will be saved in the next 50 years.