Type Guides & Tools
USA
LanguageEnglish
ProviderOccupational Health and Safety Authority
These updated guidelines provide recommendations for poultry processing facilities to reduce the number and severity of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). In preparing the following recommendations, OSHA reviewed existing practices and programs as well as available scientific...
Type Guides & Tools
Nizozemsko
LanguageDutch
ProviderFNV
This booklet gives information on which activities are physically demanding and how to proceed in certain circumstances in order to avoid MSD's. Both the rules/stadards are mentioned as well as practical information on how to perform tasks in a way that the body of the worker isn't hurt
Type Guides & Tools
Belgie
LanguageFrench, Dutch
ProviderFederal Public Service Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue
The brochure, specifically designed for home support workers, answers three questions: What is a musculoskeletal disorder? What are the risks of MSDs? And most importantly, how can MSDs be prevented? The brochure, written by PREVENT, is illustrated with photos showing real work situations.
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageBulgarian, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, International, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
ProviderEU OSHA
This article provides recommendations and examples for nursing staff to help reducing the number and severity of MSDs due to patient handling.
Type Guides & Tools
Malta
LanguageEnglish
ProviderOccupational Health and Safety Authority
This guide provides information on why a prevention policy needs to be implemented for the prevention of back pain disorders in the health sector. It explains the causes, and provides preventive solutions in the health sector and how to implement them with the help of pictures.
Type Guides & Tools
Francie
LanguageFrench
ProviderChorum & Anact
This part of the website "vous préférez" aims to provide a set of 20 original factsheets adapted to the Human health and social work sector (Home help, Kindergartens, health and medico-social establishments). Example of factsheet: "Understanding the MSDs factors in home help". Each factsheet...
Type Guides & Tools
Francie
LanguageFrench
ProviderChorum & Anact
This page of the website “vous préférez” offers several quiz tests to enrich your knowledge on MSD’s in the Human health and social work sector (Home help, Kindergartens, Health and medico-social establishments). Several quiz test exists and include for example subjects as: What are the links...
