This case study from Finland looks at how participatory workshops for kitchen workers can help them to identify, analyse and implement solutions to MSD-related risks. An external expert coordinated a participatory intervention project. It involved carrying out a series of workshops for 504 kitchen...
Praktické nástroje a pokyny týkající se muskuloskeletálních poruch
Naše snadno použitelná databáze zahrnuje celou řadu praktických nástrojů a pokynů, které byly vyvinuty na úrovni EU i na úrovni jednotlivých států s cílem zjednodušit pracovištím hodnocení muskuloskeletálních poruch a řízení souvisejících rizik.
Mezi zdroje, které pokrývají celou řadu odvětví, druhů nebezpečí a preventivních opatření, patří případové studie i vizuální materiály. Některé jsou zaměřeny konkrétně na určité subjekty, například zaměstnavatele, pracovníky nebo vedoucí pracovníky, některé na řízení muskuloskeletálních poruch u konkrétních skupin pracovníků. Tyto zdroje je možné filtrovat podle kterékoli z těchto kategorií nebo podle celé řady dalších kritérií, takže bez problémů najdete přesně to, co hledáte.
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Finsko
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EU-OSHA
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EU-OSHA
Case study
Finsko
English
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EU-OSHA
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EU-OSHA
MSDs were the main reason for sick leave at the Finnish children’s food factory Suomen Nestlé. Improving ergonomics was the solution. The company implemented various measures to improve working procedures and conditions to prevent MSDs, support the recovery of workers suffering from MSDs, and...
Case study
Finsko
English
Provider (English)
EU-OSHA
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EU-OSHA
In 2020, MSDs were responsible for about a third of absences at Siun sote – Joint municipal authority for North Karelia social and health services. The Finnish organisation produced a comprehensive ergonomics expertise action plan for care and support work. This ergonomics model emphasises MSD...
Guides & Tools
Canada
French
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Joint association for occupational health and safety in the social affairs sector
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Association paritaire pour la santé et la sécurité du travail du secteur affaires sociales
Despite good moving methods, transferring to bed can be a demanding task for caregivers when the person is not able to help themselves sufficiently. HAcare has developed a bed to allow people to be completely independent in making this transfer and to minimize the effort of caregivers.
Visual resources
Canada
English
, French
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health (CCOHS)
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health (CCOHS)
Poster showing the correct position to manual material handling. The poster is both in English as in French.
Guides & Tools
Canada
English
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Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)
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Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)
This info sheet gives some practical information on hazard involved with manual handling, and how to control these hazards. Manual material handling work is carried out in most workplaces. Musculoskeletal injuries are a common hazard for workers who perform this type of work.
Guides & Tools
EU, Rakousko, Dánsko, Finsko, Francie, Německo, Maďarsko, Itálie, Nizozemsko, Španělsko, Švédsko
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EU OSHA
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EU OSHA
This synthesis report is part of a much larger project intended to support policy-makers at EU and national levels by providing an accurate picture of the prevalence and costs of MSDs across Europe, pulling together existing data from a number of relevant and reliable official statistical sources...