Funded Projects
Funded projects
EW2000 projects cofunded by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
- Austria
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
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Organisation |
Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt |
| Project title/scope | Belastung und Bewegungsapparat - bewusst machen der Risiken und Förderung von Massnahmen. (Strains and movement system - raise the awareness of the risks and encourage measures.) |
| Main activity/result | Awareness raising activities in SMEs by information brochures, posters and a video.  Click here to see the full report |
| Organisation | LIFE Institute für Gesundheitsentwicklung GmbH |
| Project title/scope | Was mich stützt! Was mich bewegt! - Impulse zu Haltung und Bewegung. (What holds, what moves me! Impulses to posture and movement.) |
| Main activity/result |
Project to reach as far as possible a broad target group independent of branches, activities, age and gender with a checklist, a catalogue with exemplary preventive measures and a train the trainer concept. |
| Organisation | ppm forschung und beratung |
| Project title/scope | R�ckenschmerzen m�ssen nicht sein (back pain is avoidable) |
| Main activity/result | The project gives priority to the risks of work-related musculoskeletal disorders by developing a questionnaire - exemplary for five branches. The questionnaire can be used by the Social Partners and by preventive services to improve the current procedures of risk-evaluationClick here to see the full report |
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Organisation/ |
Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond - Dienst Onderneming Mr Herman Fonck +32 2 2463242 onderneming@acv-csc.be |
| Project title/scope | Informatie en actiecampagne tegen beroepsmatig veroorzaakte rugletsels, spierletsels, botletsels. (Information and action campaign against work related MSD.) |
| Main activity/result | Campaign to inform employers and workers. |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
Internationaal Syndicaal Vormingsinstituut Mr Marc Vandercommen +32 2 5068263 IFSI@fgtb.be |
| Project title/scope | Actie tegen Repetitieve Overbelastingsletsels afgekort ACTRO. (Action against RSI.) |
| Main activity/result | Campaign to instruct workers in risk analysis. |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
PREVENT Mr Rik Op de Beeck +32 2 6434471 r.opdebeeck@prevent.be |
| Project title/scope | Preventie van rugklachten: informatie- en sensibiliseringscampagne door middel van een trainingsvideo met begleidingsmethodologie. (Prevention of Back Pain: An information campaign by means of a video.) |
| Main activity/result | Training video and brochure. |
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Organisation |
Arbejdstilsynet (The Danish Working Environment Authority WEA) |
| Project title/scope | Laeg ikke krop til hvad som helst! (Do not use your body for everything!) |
| Main activity/result | Activities in connection to the EW2000. Local initiatives co-ordinated by the Labour Inspectorate. Click here to see the full report |
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Organisation |
Työturvallisuuskeskuksen kannatusyhdistys ry |
| Project title/scope | Terve selkä 2000-kampanja. ("Healthy Back - 2000" Campaign.) |
| Main activity/result | Campaign - Healthy Back 2000 - in co-operation with experts from different unions and social partners. Click here to see the full report |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
Wellmedia WM Oy Ms Kristiina Myllö +358 9 75151700 kristiina.myllo@wellmedia.fi |
| Project title/scope | Hankkeen nimi: Liikettä niveliin - tuki- ja liikuntaelimistön vaivojen selättäminen. (Back to the healthy basics in MSD.) |
| Main activity/result | Interactive TV-programme, internet and teaching package delivered to SMEs and larger scale enterprises. |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
Invalidiliitto ry Mr Matti Korppi +358 9 613191 nadf@invalidiliitto.fi |
| Project title/scope | Euroopan työsuojeluviikon Suomen aluetapahtumat. (Regional events in Finland during the European Week for Safety and Health at Work.) |
| Main activity/result | Regional events in Finland during the Week. The institution in charge is an association for disabled. |
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Organisation |
Agence Nationale pour l'Amélioration des Conditions de Travail (ANACT) |
| Project title/scope | Approche Globale de la Prévention des TMS. (Global approach for the prevention of work related muskuloskeletal disorders.) |
| Main activity/result | 10 seminars for SMEs to be aware and trained in using preventative MSD tools. Click here to see the full report |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
D.R.T.E.F.P. du Centre Mr Bonnardel +33 2 38776809 |
| Project title/scope | Sensibilisation aux risques, facteurs de TMS et Echange de pratiques en matière de prévention dans les PME/PMI de la Métallurgie. (Awareness of risk and exchange of MSD good practice in SMEs in the metallurgy sector.) |
| Main activity/result | Sector project (metallurgy). Target SMEs. Focus on exchange and dissemination of good practise. |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
Caisse Centrale de Mutualité Sociale Agricole Mr Daniel Lavallee +33 1 41637321 lavallee.daniel@ccmsa.msa.fr |
| Project title/scope | Démarche du couteau qui coupe. (Application "Carving knifes must be sharpened".) |
| Main activity/result | Sector project (meat industry, slaughterhouses). Information campaign and training. Targeted at SMEs. |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
Caisse Régionale d'Assurance Maladie des Pays de la Loire (CRAM) Ms Dominique Desaubliaux +33 2 51728402 prevention@cram-pl.fr |
| Project title/scope | Formation de relais en entreprises. (Training for managers responsible for preventing actions at company level.) |
| Main activity/result | Regional innovative project. Training at company level for managers responsible for preventing actions. |
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Organisation |
Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften |
| Project title/scope | Kongress im Rahmen der Europäischen Woche für Sicherheit und Gesundheit bei der Arbeit Oktober 2000 - Belastungen des Muskel- und Skelettsystems bei der Arbeit - Bilanz und Perspektiven für eine erfolgreiche Prävention. (Congress on the EW 2000 - Impact on the MS system at work.) |
| Main activity/result | Identification of impact at workplaces. Exchange of good practice. Workshops. A conference during the Week.Click here to see the full report |
| Organisation | Landesinstitut für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (Institute for Occupational Safety and Medicine of the Federal State Branderburg) |
| Project title/scope | Multiplikatoren - Kolloquium "Gemeinsam gegen Muskel-Skelett-Erkrankungen". (Deutsche Hauptveranstaltung zur Europ. Woche 2000.) (Multipliers - Colloquium "Turn your back on MSDs".) |
| Main activity/result | Conference in October where experts will search for solutions. Results published in Internet. Click here to see the full report |
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Organisation/ |
Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs Mr Ioannis Kostakos +301 3214436 grhsa@compulink.gr |
| Project title/scope | Campaign against MSD. |
| Main activity/result | Information campaign against MSD targeted to employers and employees. Conferences and TV spots. |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs Mr Ioannis Kostakos +301 3214436 grhsa@compulink.gr |
| Project title/scope | Edition of leaflet and threefold dealing with MSD. |
| Main activity/result | Production and edition of information leaflets on the prevention of MSD. |
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Organisation |
Health & Safety Authority |
| Project title/scope | Advertising Campaign to promote the theme of European Safety Week. |
| Main activity/result | Advertising campaigns on public transport vehicles in Irelands major cities.Click here to see the full report |
| Organisation | Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
| Project title/scope | Increasing Awareness of Muscular-skeletal-disorders / back pain in the workplace. |
| Main activity/result | Questionnaire to be distributed to those involved in the construction industry. Information leaflet and conference. Click here to see the full report |
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Organisation/ |
Local Health Administration A.U.S.L. 5 Pisa Department of Prevention Dr Donatella Talini +39 050 954111 |
| Project title/scope | S.C.I.P. - Suggestion of Correctives for Incorrect Position at work. |
| Main activity/result | Videos, brochures, posters, and other information material. Seminars during the week. |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
Unità di ricerca Ergonomia della postura e del movimento EPM-Fondazione Ms Daniela Colombini +39 0231810080 epmitaly@tni.it |
| Project title/scope | Messa a punto di contenuti e tecniche didattiche per corsi di formazione alla valutazione e gestione dei rischi e prevenzione del danno dell'apparato muscoloscheletrico. (Study of content and techniques for training courses on risks and prevention of musculo-skeletal disorders.) |
| Main activity/result | Transformation of scientific findings into information and training materials to be used in SMEs. |
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Organisation/ |
Inspection du travail et des mines Mr Paul Weber +352 4786150 paul.weber@itm.etat.lu |
| Project title/scope | Work related musculo-skeletal disorders in the construction and building sectors - SMEs’ self-control for MSDs. |
| Main activity/result | CD for "self control" tool on risks concerning MSD. TV-spots related to the EW2000. Press release. |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
Inspection du travail et des mines Mr Paul Weber +352 4786150 paul.weber@itm.etat.lu |
| Project title/scope | Work related musculo-skeletal disorders in the finance sector (banking, insurance) - SMEs'; self-control for MSDs. |
| Main activity/result | CD for "self control" tool on risks concerning MSD. TV-spots related to the EW2000. Press release. |
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Organisation/ |
Stichting Projecten MKB - Nederland Mr van Mierlo +31 152191224 mierlo@mkb.nl |
| Project title/scope | MKB Informatiepunt preventie RSI. (Information Centre for SMEs about preventing RSI.) |
| Main activity/result | Collecting and disseminating information concerning RSI prevention in SMEs. |
| Organisation | TNO Arbeid |
| Project title/scope | Gezonder en sneller assembleren. (Assembling in a more healthy and efficient way.) |
| Main activity/result | Enhancement of the awareness of the risks related to work postures, lifting heavy loads and reducing lead time. Makes use of 8 good practice projects in the SME assembling sector. Click here to see the full report |
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Organisation/ |
Pioneer Technology Portugal S.A. Mr José Luis Lupi +351 2121 35000 mlgredio@pep.pioneer.pt |
| Project title/scope | Criação de Sistemas automatizados de gestão dos planos de rotação baseados em critérios ergonómicos. (Management of rotation plans based on ergonomic criteria.) |
| Main activity/result | Informative programme which incorporates several variables and ergonomic constrains. |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
AUTOEUROPA -; Automóveis, Lda. Mr Carlos Alberto Rosado Fujão +351 21 2112728 carlos.fujao@autoeuropa.pt |
| Project title/scope | Contributo na prática ergonómica na prevenção das lesões musculo-esqueléticas na industria automóvel. (Practical works to prevent MSDs in the automobile industry.) |
| Main activity/result | Analysing the influence of the physical factors of MSD in the cars industry and to develop guidelines for its prevention. |
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Organisation/ |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo Mrs Margarita Lezcano Núñez +34 91 4037000 subdireccioninsht@mtas.es |
| Project title/scope | Edición y reedición de publicaciones relativas a la prevención de los trastornos musculoesqueléticos y el dolor de espalda. (Publication of new and existing material related to MSD and backpain.) |
| Main activity/result | Publications related to MSD and backpain. Click here to see the full report |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo Mrs Margarita Lezcano Núñez +34 91 4037000 subdireccioninsht@mtas.es |
| Project title/scope | Jornadas Técnicas para la prevención de los trastornos músculoesqueléticos y el dolor de espalda. (Workshops on the prevention of MSD and backpain.) |
| Main activity/result |
Training of main actors in the prevention of MSD and backpain, especially in the SMEs. |
| Organisation | EROSKI S. COOP. |
| Project title/scope | Plan de actuación en pescadería y frutería para mejora de salud músculo esquelética de sus trabajadores. (Action plan for the fruit and fish sections for the improvement of the worker’s health.) |
| Main activity/result | Improvement of the workers health in the fruit and fish sections in the markets due to the suitable design of their worksites. Click here to see the full report |
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Organisation |
Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen (The Swedish Work Environment Authority) |
| Project title/scope | Kampanj 2000: Belastningsergonomi på varumottag (Improving Ergonomics in Loading Areas; Labour Inspection Campaign, Food and Drink Delivery) |
| Main activity/result | Campaign to improve the conditions at the loading bays. All labour inspectors in Sweden will take part. Click here to see the full report |
| Organisation | Arbetarskyddsnämnden (Sweden/Prevent - Management and Labour Improving Work Environment) |
| Project title/scope | Informationskampanj "Ergonomitermometern" (Information campaign "the Ergonomics Thermometer") |
| Main activity/result | Leaflet "Ergonomics Thermometer" will be printed and distributed to workers safety representatives, small enterprises, and health centres. Regional seminars. Click here to see the full report |
| Organisation/ Contact person |
Landsorganisationen i Sverige Mr Bo Tengberg +46 8 7962500 mailbox@lo.se |
| Project title/scope | Belastningsskador (Musculoskeletal disorders) |
| Main activity/result | Regional seminars with focus on MSDs. Participation at the major Work Environment Fair in Sweden. Translation and printing of TUTB information. |
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Organisation |
Taunton Deane Borough Council Ms Gillian Kneller |
| Project title/scope | Back safe at work. |
| Main activity/result | Enhancing the development of risk evaluation and preventive practices. Click here to see the full report |
| Organisation | Trades Union Congress |
| Project title/scope | Preventing back strain in small firms. |
| Main activity/result | Raising awareness of preventive approaches in small firms. Click here to see the full report More information is available here in PDF-format. |
| Organisation | Health & Safety Laboratory |
| Project title/scope | Health and safety - Farm lifting solutions. |
| Main activity/result | Video to illustrate practical solutions to manual handling in agriculture.Click here to see the full report |
