This brochure is intended for all professions. It aims to clarify work-related musculoskeletal problems and present solutions in the work environment that can prevent and / or reduce the frequency of these common problems.

 

Informative leaflet containing the main risks and health effects related to musculoskeletal disorders of the netting female workers as well as the preventive measures needed to eliminate or reduce them and the importance of pre-work warm-up and stretching.

 

Ergonomic risk prevention guide based on the study carried out  in several companies dedicated to the food distribution activity. The guide aims to indicate where the most problematic points are in the tasks that workers usually carry out and in the following activities: Butchery ,Delicatessen, Fishery, Fruit and vegetables, Bakery and pastry, Cash register, Replacement, Shipment Preparation.

 

This guide of good practices is aimed at workers in the canned tuna sector with the aim of responding to occupational health problems in a sector characterized by being highly feminized and presenting specific risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). This guide, which aims to disseminate in a simple way the basic measures for the prevention of MSDs among female workers, is the result of a biomechanical study for all jobs in the existing production chain in companies in the canned tuna sector.

This manual aims to respond to the need for a written tool to support training in the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders for women seafarers. It is divided into 9 main blocks: The first two explain in a very brief way what risk prevention means and how the science of ergonomics can be applied to daily work. The following six blocks explain a series of exercises that are associated with the muscle group that may be damaged.

 

This guide intends to be an easy manual indicating basic guidelines for daily work in shellfish fishery on foot. It is of great value the fact that the information was provided by those who best know the sector: the shellfish workers themselves. They related their most frequent problems, described their tasks and the organization of their work, etc., leaving for occupational medicine professionals the analysis of risks, the identification and diagnosis of pathologies and the causal association between the two.