The purpose of this brochure is to help employers to do a risk assessment on the manual handling of loads.
This guideline is developed as a professional recommendation to evaluate occupational risk assessment, thereby complying Croatian law.
Poster showing the outline of a man and the different types of working situations where MSDs can appear together with explanations in English on the main MSDs causes.
Poster showing the outline of a woman and the different types of working situations where MSDs can appear together with explanations in English on the main MSDs causes.
This report presents the current state of scientific knowledge on the ways in which psychosocial factors influence musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), and their impact on work capacity and quality. Almost 40m workers in Europe suffer from MSDs of the limbs and back and are the most common occupational disease in the EU. The aim of the paper is influence intervention efforts and provide scientifically-grounded recommendations to improve the health of Europe’s workers.
Guide showing 15 methods for evaluating and preventing the risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. The methods are classified into three categories depending on the skills needed to use them: detection – analysis – expertise. Through this publication, the ETUI seeks to encourage the participation of workers and their representatives in the detection and prevention of MSDs.
This policy brief looks at the work-related causes behind musculoskeletal disorders and formulates policy recommendations for the prevention of these occupational health risks.
Presentation of examples of ergonomic solutions in logistics in a car factory. This document displays real working conditions and the solutions that are given can be easily transferred to other sectors or companies.
Many chronic back pains are caused by faulty posture and improper handling of loads. This manual describes how the loads should be handled correctly to avoid overloading and back pain. The website also shows examples of exercise for back, shoulder, elbow and knee pain.
This manual contains general information about physical load, how physical load affects your back and how to avoid physical overload. It includes different pictures of how to make sure you load your body in a non-harmful way.