This series of short informative case studies looks at a range of policy level initiatives across Europe and beyond aiming to prevent and manage work-related MSDs. The studies focus on achievements, factors contributing to their success and challenges encountered, and transferability to other...

In the context of Covid-19, the resources on this webpage include a short video on how to set up your workstation that provides suggestions for improving how you can improve the ergonomics.

Short leaflet for workers on how to support their mental health whilst home working.

The UK legislative framework addressing MSDs has been in place for nearly 40 years, and the policy approach is to inform and enable employers, encouraging them to address risks. The strategy under discussion is the latest in a series of initiatives stretching back 20 years. MSDs are addressed under...

This statistical report cites two main sources for WRMSD statistics. The first is the Labour Force Survey (LFS), an annual survey of 37,000 households in Great Britain. The second is analysis from a survey of occupationally trained General Practitioners across Great Britain called, “The health and...

This guide presents the risks factors related to the manual handling of loads, the biomechanical principles of safety and economy of effort, and how to use the body.

This manual is intended to help the reader on how to use a risk assessment form. It consists of two fully worked examples for both lifting and carrying as well as pushing and pulling. With these worked out forms and empty forms, the reader should be able to carry out a risk assessment with these...