Effectiveness of insect repellents : pay attention to the ingredients
With the recent outbreak of Zika virus, many insect repellents are very popular and became best-selling products, but researchers say they’re no...
Zika virus disease : what you should know
Zika virus disease is a mosquito-borne disease caused by zika virus, On 1st February 2016 the World Health Organization has declared the Zika virus (Z...
Dengue fever vaccine is now available in 3 countries
Until recently there has been no truly effective prevention against dengue except avoiding getting bit. Sanofi has produced a dengue fever vaccine tha...
Who is entitled to a disability pension ?
According to the French Social security code article L341-1, when a worker has lost two-thirds of his workforce, because of an illness, he is entitled...
Occupational disease : compensation
An occupational disease is the consequence of exposure of varying duration to a risk that exists during the normal course of an individual’s job. A di...
Packaging and labelling : pictograms
Since 2009, within the context of REACH, the CLP regulation (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) has introduced throughout the EU a new system f...
The French law on disabled persons
Since 1987, any French enterprise employing more than 20 employees is required to employ at least 6 % of disabled workers. Bookmark on Delicious Digg...
Workstation layout, arrangement for working conditions
The occupational physican may request the employer a workstation layout or arrangement of working conditions for a worker, whom state of health requi...
Certificate of fitness for work
After each medical examination, the occupational physician issues a medical statement : he says if the employee is fit or unfit to work, or fit subjec...
Reproductive disorders caused by occupational exposure for male welders
The welders are exposed to many chemicals , strong physical constraints and nanoparticles. A lot of epidemiological studies have shown reproductive d...