Type Guides & Tools
Spojené království
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and Safety Executive (HSE)
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...
Type Guides & Tools
Australia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderWorksafe Australia
This report provides a detailed examination of the causes, impacts and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). It outlines current knowledge of WMSD hazards and risk factors, statistics on incidence and impact, and a review of WMSD interventions in Australia and...
Type Case study
Nizozemsko
LanguageDutch
ProviderDutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
Physically demanding work can have nasty consequences for the body of an employee. There are many different ways to deal with physically demanding work. In these case stories about people who have been in contact with physically demanding work tell how they have dealt with it.
Type Guides & Tools
Dánsko
LanguageDanish
ProviderIndustry community for the working environment in Building & Construction
The Handbook - working environment in building and construction provides guidance on good practice in handling safety and health, and is aimed at all companies and employees, and especially for those in the work environment organization. The handbook is also aimed at designers, advisors, the client...
Type Guides & Tools
Portugalsko
LanguagePortuguese, International
ProviderDirectorate-General for Health
This guidance provides general information about MSDs and a risk assessment tool for assessing different working situations.
Type Guides & Tools
Kypr
LanguageGreek
ProviderOccupational Health and Safety Authority
This guide provides useful information and good practices on manual handling in the field of companies operating in the construction sector.
Type Guides & Tools
Rumunsko
LanguageRomanian
ProviderNational Institute of Public Health
This information sheet provides general information about MSDs: definition, underlying causes of MSDs, different types of MSDs, etc.