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The different occupational health services in France

In France, occupational medical service is necessarily organised by the employers, both materially and financially, within occupational health services. There are two kind of services : inter-company occupational health service (called in French service interentreprise), the service is common to several companies or an integrated occupational health service, which is set up by an employer in his o...

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Composition of the company’s health, safety and working conditions committee

Every company’s manager  employing 50 or more people  is required to establish a health, safety and working conditions committee.  During the  committee’s meetings, the employer and workers discuss about health and safety at work issues. In enterprises employing less than 50 people, the staff representatives performs the functions normally assigned to the health, safety and working con...

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Occupational physician’s initial training

The practice of occupational medicine in France requires a doctor’s diploma completed by a specific university degree in occupational health. Since the last Reform in Occupational Medicine in 2011, the occupational physician manages a team of experts in health and safety at work. Degrees and diploma to practice occupational health in France    Degrees and diploma to […]...

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List of the French tables of occupational diseases ( General Social security system)

To be recognised as an occupational disease, a disease must appear on one of the 110 table appended to the French Social Security Code. These lists are drawn up and amended by legislation  to keep pace with technical developments and medical progress.  Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share […]...

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Social Welfare for pregnant woman

Pregnant women working may have benefits according to their collective agreement. But in any case, they have a maternity leave, whose duration depends on certain parameters. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post...

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