Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This articles presents MSDs as the leading cause of work-related health problems in the healthcare sector. The effects for staff, organisations and society include sickness absence, injuries and disability, increased costs, higher employee turnover, lower productivity and staff leaving the...
Type Guides & Tools
Nizozemsko
LanguageDutch
ProviderVolandis
Workers in the construction industry perform physically demanding work. The physical strain is often high. This can lead to complaints to the neck, shoulder and back, and thus even to sickness absence and disability. Almost half of the absenteeism in the construction industry is caused by these...
Type Guides & Tools
Francie
LanguageFrench
ProviderSeveral organisations
This document is intended to enrich managers' thinking on the organization and supervision of construction sites in order to eliminate or reduce MSD risk factors. It gives information on costs, prevention and organisation of work
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
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This web summary provides information on hazards and risks in the sector, assessment of MSD risks and preventive measures including examples of solutions to common musculoskeletal problems. The service and retail sectors offer a wide range of jobs including in shops, restaurants, offices,...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This summary aims to inform workers, their supervisors and employers, and occupational safety and health professionals in the construction sector about WRULDs. It helps to identify the particular risks that workers face of developing WRULDs and provides advice and case study examples, concerning...