The LASI publication "Ergonomic solutions for prolonged static standing at work" is primarily aimed at the occupational safety and health authorities and provides them with information and checklists to identify the health risks caused by prolonged static standing at work and to derive recommendations for an ergonomic workplace design. In addition it is aimed at employers and workers who predominantly work in prolonged static position to support risk assessment and to decide on prevention measures.
In Finistère, near Brest, Iroise Fourgons Aménagés modifies commercial vehicles to make them into real mobile micro-housing units. Accompanied by Carsat Bretagne and the occupational health service in the design of new premises, the SME has completely changed the working conditions of its employees.
In particular, it has made the premises much more pleasant from a thermal, lighting and noise point of view, and has installed equipment to limit exposure to wood dust and reduce manual handling.
In Châteaudun, in the Eure-et-Loir region, the Dunois canoe-kayak club offers introductory and advanced courses, preparation for competitions, as well as tourist activities. Very concerned about the safety of the participants, the supervisors know that any malfunction can put them in danger themselves.
Aquaculture is a booming sector of activity, as shown by the development of the Ferme Marine du Douhet, which produces gilthead sea bream fry on the island of Oléron. The company's professions and working conditions have undergone profound changes in recent years.
Faced with cases of incapacity and restrictions linked to musculoskeletal disorders, Plastivaloire launched a health and performance initiative six years ago with the help of Carsat Rhône-Alpes. The results are beginning to show in terms of claims and well-being at work.
At its site in Nieppe in the North of France, United Biscuits produces the famous Delacre brand of biscuits. In 2009, the company set out to combat musculoskeletal disorders. This was an opportunity to take a more general look at its organisation and working conditions.
And what if the future was to stop carrying? The integration of technical aids in a global way in the activity of assistance and care for the person leads the profession to reexamine its practices. But this approach, which must be a long-term one, requires certain lines to be crossed. In both initial and continuing training.
The Saint-Maurice Hospitals have embarked on a project to combat musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). A resource person, mobilized both on the assessment of risks linked to physical activity and on the development of preventive actions, is preparing to train staff with a view to deploying equipment to assist in handling care.
A vast ergonomics programme, set up four years ago by Mars Chocolat on the Steinbourg site in the Bas-Rhin region, has made it possible to improve working conditions at certain target posts, before entering into a broader phase of screening for handling-related risks. Here, the employees, known as partners, are the primary actors in an approach whose ambition is to make their safety a part of everyday life.