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Below are links to each page of the European Review that covers Health and Safety subjects. Please click on the ones in which you are interested.

Issue 44 : France stress deal based on EU agreement; Labour minister calls for Turkish shipyard closure as more workers die; Repro-toxins left out of new directive. Issue 43 : H & S strike, law in Italy after more disasters; Nanotechnology can create jobs but precautions needed ; New EU safety law REACHes out to USA; Explosion rocks Ukraine mine again; Car ads to follow cigarette warnings; First 2-year campaign is on risk assessment.

Issue 42 : EP wants new carcinogen law, ignores nanos; GMB gives EU insight into UK van crime; French suicide spate prompts stress probe. Issue 41 (1): Strikes follow accidents after Italian safety lapses.

Issue 41 (2): Electromagnetic radiation directive delayed; Ukraine mine disasters cast doubt on health and safety; EU encouraged by Chinese safety drive. Issue 40 : Spain to clamp down on workplace accidents; Chinese toy import recall prompts EU product safety review; UK union praises Irish H & S stats.

Issue 39 : Good figures may hide bathing water pollution says EU; Muscle pains to be safety week focus; Swedish ‘roving reps’ show their health & safety value; French court finds feed firm guilty. Issue 38 : New EU H & S strategy unveiled to muted applause; Temporary work is bad for you, says German study; Benchmark book pleads for rising standards.

Issue 37 : REACH is passed, chemicals law starts in June; Sweden shuts H & S research institute with much still to do; Mousework linked to hand-arm symptoms. Issue 36 : Smoke-free bars improve health immediately; French courts hearing asbestos cases as relatives lead protest; Twenty-two hair dyes banned by EU.

Issue 35 : Hydrogen buses hit London streets; Breakthrough Euro-agreement on silica; Irish H & S figures worsen under US-style programme. Issue 34 (2) : New H & S publication clears a way through EU policy jungle

Issue 34 (1): EU toughens up law on drivers’ hours; Ryanair at it again – this time on camera; Good Practice awards : 7th year.

Issue 33 : EU to promote 'clean' vehicles by procurement; Year long campaign planned on young workers' health & safety; ETUC publication backs REACH.

Issue 32 : 'Stop that noise' to be aim of Euro-week; Sunlight excluded from directive after tabloid frenzy; Baby ring ban to be permanent.

Issue 31 : 'Bull bars' to be tackled by EU safety law; Irish safety regime beefed up as cases multiply; 'Stop that noise' to be safety week slogan.

Issue 30 : Irish safety U-turn warning for UK; Victory for Spanish unions means reform in construction; New publication sets out policy concerns.

Issue 29 : Smoking ban spreads as EU considers tougher pics; UK slips down safety league; Radiation to be tackled in new EU directive.

Issue 28 : Construction in the spotlight for EU health & safety week; Dutch strife leads to EU safety conference boycott.

Issue 27 : Euro-union takes on stress; UK blocks cabin crew directive; Smoking bans success heralds more to come.

Issue 26 : Is gender the missing factor in health and safety ? EU gets serious about green technology.

Issue 25 : EU passes stronger laws on oil tankers after two disasters; Smoking bans face setbacks.

Issue 24 : EU passes ozone protection directive as UK flouts environment laws; Fatal explosion must be the last at Spanish oil refinery, say unions.

Issue 23 : Inspectors plan euro crackdown on construction site safety; USDAW takes violence campaign to Europe; Recycling: your views wanted.

Issue 22 : No deal on new EU chemicals laws; Finland wants to grind down H & S problems; UK workplace smoking ban comes nearer as Ireland leads way.

Issue 21 (2) : New H & S policy must change says Euro-Parliament.

Issue 21 (1) : Recycling : UK taken to task on cars as new directive agreed.

Issue 20 : Fridge pile-up as UK caught out by EU CFC law; Athens Olympic Village is death trap say unions; Unions campaign for air crew law.

Issue 19 (3) : Machine safety in Europe: Unions get stuck in.

Issue 19 (2) : Recycling: electrical waste gets the EU treatment; UK scare stories squashed as EU moves to cut noise pollution.

Issue 19 (1) : EU lays out 4-year plan for Health & Safety but unions say it's short on action.

Issue 18 (3) : New Health & Safety site links OSHA & ILO

Issue 18 (2) : Warsaw conference heralds new EU anti-smoking push; French chemical factory blast prompts new laws; EU Committee votes for stricter asbestos limits.

Issue 18 (1) : TUC hails EU decision on Health & Safety fines across borders.

Issue 17 : UK beaches improve, cities still pollute; Czech-Austria nuclear plant agreement pleases EU; New publications from TUTB.

Issue 16 : Work equipment directive hits the heights; TUTB survey to highlight H & S gender issues; Greece toes the line on waste dump.

Issue 15 : EU Council agrees noise directive; EU steps up war on tobacco after defeat in battle; Health and safety updates.

Issue 14 (2) : Working conditions in Europe not improving.

Issue 14 (1) : OSHA finds new approach to Health & Safety in Marketing and Procurement; EU Commissioners express food safety fears and point the way forward; Your chance to speak on sustainable development.

Issue 13 : Burnt and defoliated forests continue to decline; Greek ferry disaster spurs new shipping controls; Work health problems worsening say Euro-Unionists.

Issue 12 : EU may fund Chernobyl replacement reactors; Accidents at work fall in EU; Road deaths down.

Issue 11 : EU & UK suffer court setback on smoking laws; UK beaches improve in EU Bathing Water Report; Conciliation agreement on old car disposal; Baby toy ban strengthened.

Issue 10 : Major campaign on back and limb work injuries; European Parliament rejects 'half and half' approach to old car disposal and seeks to clean up new ones.

Issue 9 (2): Health and Safety - a mouse click away.

Issue 9 (1): Tobacco: EU proposes new laws as UK delays old ones; Emergency ban for some baby's dummies and teething rings; European Parliament votes on Kyoto.

Issue 8 : Goodbye Asbestos (it's on its way out !); EU chases pregnancy directive breaches; Landfill waste directive gets go-ahead.

Issue 7 : Pregnancy directive: Implementation is patchy; Commission adopts stricter guidelines on baby foods; H & S publications from ETUC.

Issue 6 : Lack of Health & Safety costs EU up to 270 billion Euros per year; European Parliament debates H & S issues; EU updates carcinogens directive.

Issue 5 : EU Commission proposes directive on 'mobile' working time; CFCs to be phased out in asthma inhalers; EU backs asbestos ban.

Issue 4 : Pact signed on chemicals; How's your motor?; Green taxes; NatWest wins award; Waste laws ignored.

Issue 3 : Ban on the way for deadly white dust; New H & S directives at a glance; In Brief: Work can be a killer.

Issue 2 (2) : Excluded workers may get rest periods; Road safety (1); Denmark stays in Europe; Road safety (2).

Issue 2 (1) : Asbestos lobbyists angered by u-turn on ban; What is a hazard depends on where you work; It depends where you live, no. 2; Petrolheads.

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*Issue 44* : France stress deal based on EU agreement; Labour minister calls for Turkish shipyard closure as more workers die; Repro-toxins left out of new directive.	*Issue 43* : H & S strike, law in Italy after more disasters; Nanotechnology can create jobs but precautions needed ; New EU safety law REACHes out to USA; Explosion rocks Ukraine mine again; Car ads to follow cigarette warnings; First 2-year campaign is on risk assessment.
*Issue 42* : EP wants new carcinogen law, ignores nanos; GMB gives EU insight into UK van crime; French suicide spate prompts stress probe.	*Issue 41* (1): Strikes follow accidents after Italian safety lapses.
*Issue 41* (2): Electromagnetic radiation directive delayed; Ukraine mine disasters cast doubt on health and safety; EU encouraged by Chinese safety drive.	*Issue 40* : Spain to clamp down on workplace accidents; Chinese toy import recall prompts EU product safety review; UK union praises Irish H & S stats.
*Issue 39* : Good figures may hide bathing water pollution says EU; Muscle pains to be safety week focus; Swedish ‘roving reps’ show their health & safety value; French court finds feed firm guilty.	*Issue 38* : New EU H & S strategy unveiled to muted applause; Temporary work is bad for you, says German study; Benchmark book pleads for rising standards.
*Issue 37* : REACH is passed, chemicals law starts in June; Sweden shuts H & S research institute with much still to do; Mousework linked to hand-arm symptoms.	*Issue 36* : Smoke-free bars improve health immediately; French courts hearing asbestos cases as relatives lead protest; Twenty-two hair dyes banned by EU.
*Issue 35* : Hydrogen buses hit London streets; Breakthrough Euro-agreement on silica; Irish H & S figures worsen under US-style programme.	Issue 34 (2) : New H & S publication clears a way through EU policy jungle
*Issue 34* (1): EU toughens up law on drivers’ hours; Ryanair at it again – this time on camera; Good Practice awards : 7th year.	*Issue 33* : EU to promote 'clean' vehicles by procurement; Year long campaign planned on young workers' health & safety; ETUC publication backs REACH.
*Issue 32* : 'Stop that noise' to be aim of Euro-week; Sunlight excluded from directive after tabloid frenzy; Baby ring ban to be permanent.	*Issue 31* : 'Bull bars' to be tackled by EU safety law; Irish safety regime beefed up as cases multiply; 'Stop that noise' to be safety week slogan.
*Issue 30* : Irish safety U-turn warning for UK; Victory for Spanish unions means reform in construction; New publication sets out policy concerns.	*Issue 29* : Smoking ban spreads as EU considers tougher pics; UK slips down safety league; Radiation to be tackled in new EU directive.
*Issue 28* : Construction in the spotlight for EU health & safety week; Dutch strife leads to EU safety conference boycott.	*Issue 27* : Euro-union takes on stress; UK blocks cabin crew directive; Smoking bans success heralds more to come.
*Issue 26* : Is gender the missing factor in health and safety ? EU gets serious about green technology.	Issue 25 : EU passes stronger laws on oil tankers after two disasters; Smoking bans face setbacks.
Issue 24 : EU passes ozone protection directive as UK flouts environment laws; Fatal explosion must be the last at Spanish oil refinery, say unions.	Issue 23 : Inspectors plan euro crackdown on construction site safety; USDAW takes violence campaign to Europe; Recycling: your views wanted.
Issue 22 : No deal on new EU chemicals laws; Finland wants to grind down H & S problems; UK workplace smoking ban comes nearer as Ireland leads way.	Issue 21 (2) : New H & S policy must change says Euro-Parliament.
Issue 21 (1) : Recycling : UK taken to task on cars as new directive agreed.	*Issue 20* : Fridge pile-up as UK caught out by EU CFC law; Athens Olympic Village is death trap say unions; Unions campaign for air crew law.
Issue 19 (3) : Machine safety in Europe: Unions get stuck in.	Issue 19 (2) : Recycling: electrical waste gets the EU treatment; UK scare stories squashed as EU moves to cut noise pollution.
Issue 19 (1) : EU lays out 4-year plan for Health & Safety but unions say it's short on action.	Issue 18 (3) : New Health & Safety site links OSHA & ILO
Issue 18 (2) : Warsaw conference heralds new EU anti-smoking push; French chemical factory blast prompts new laws; EU Committee votes for stricter asbestos limits.	Issue 18 (1) : TUC hails EU decision on Health & Safety fines across borders.
*Issue 17* : UK beaches improve, cities still pollute; Czech-Austria nuclear plant agreement pleases EU; New publications from TUTB.	*Issue 16* : Work equipment directive hits the heights; TUTB survey to highlight H & S gender issues; Greece toes the line on waste dump.
*Issue 15* : EU Council agrees noise directive; EU steps up war on tobacco after defeat in battle; Health and safety updates.	Issue 14 (2) : Working conditions in Europe not improving.
Issue 14 (1) : OSHA finds new approach to Health & Safety in Marketing and Procurement; EU Commissioners express food safety fears and point the way forward; Your chance to speak on sustainable development.	*Issue 13* : Burnt and defoliated forests continue to decline; Greek ferry disaster spurs new shipping controls; Work health problems worsening say Euro-Unionists.
*Issue 12* : EU may fund Chernobyl replacement reactors; Accidents at work fall in EU; Road deaths down.	*Issue 11* : EU & UK suffer court setback on smoking laws; UK beaches improve in EU Bathing Water Report; Conciliation agreement on old car disposal; Baby toy ban strengthened.
*Issue 10* : Major campaign on back and limb work injuries; European Parliament rejects 'half and half' approach to old car disposal and seeks to clean up new ones.	Issue 9 (2): Health and Safety - a mouse click away.
Issue 9 (1): Tobacco: EU proposes new laws as UK delays old ones; Emergency ban for some baby's dummies and teething rings; European Parliament votes on Kyoto.	*Issue 8* : Goodbye Asbestos (it's on its way out !); EU chases pregnancy directive breaches; Landfill waste directive gets go-ahead.
*Issue 7* : Pregnancy directive: Implementation is patchy; Commission adopts stricter guidelines on baby foods; H & S publications from ETUC.	*Issue 6* : Lack of Health & Safety costs EU up to 270 billion Euros per year; European Parliament debates H & S issues; EU updates carcinogens directive.
*Issue 5* : EU Commission proposes directive on 'mobile' working time; CFCs to be phased out in asthma inhalers; EU backs asbestos ban.	*Issue 4* : Pact signed on chemicals; How's your motor?; Green taxes; NatWest wins award; Waste laws ignored.
*Issue 3* : Ban on the way for deadly white dust; New H & S directives at a glance; In Brief: Work can be a killer.	*Issue 2* (2) : Excluded workers may get rest periods; Road safety (1); Denmark stays in Europe; Road safety (2).
*Issue 2* (1) : Asbestos lobbyists angered by u-turn on ban; What is a hazard depends on where you work; It depends where you live, no. 2; Petrolheads.