Publication tagged with "Campaign 2020-2022 + Musculoskeletal disorders"
Observed annually on 12 October, World Arthritis Day (WAD) spreads awareness of the existence and impact of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders (RMDs). 60% of prolonged sickness absence and work disability in Europe are due to RMDs, making them one of the...
As the 2020-2022 Healthy Workplaces ‘Lighten the Load’ campaign draws to a close, EU-OSHA would like to thank its network of focal points and all other campaign partners across Europe for helping to make it such a success. Musculoskeletal disorders affect millions of workers, and together we have raised awareness of how they can be effectively prevented and managed. Plans are...
Powerful insights on the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) from top-level experts and decision-makers made EU-OSHA’s Healthy Workplaces Summit 2022 engaging and impactful. Held in Bilbao on 14 and 15 November and attracting more than 400 participants, the conference showed how much the ‘Lighten the Load’ campaign has helped to raise awareness about MSDs, which...
Leading European experts and decision makers gathered in Bilbao on 14 and 15 November for a two-day conference to reflect on the outcomes of the Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load 2020-22 campaign and share insight on the future of musculoskeletal...
The Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC) working group EMEX (WG EMEX) has concluded the inspection campaign on risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) , marking a successful end of a campaign with more than 2600 inspections carried out in 26 EU member...
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) remain the most common work-related health problem in the European Union and lead to high costs to enterprises and society. The key to reducing MSDs is the workers themselves who do the tasks and have the detailed...
Healthy Workplaces Summit 2022 celebrates world’s largest campaign on occupational safety and health
Today, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) kicks off the Healthy Workplaces Summit 2022. The conference aims to highlight the knowledge and experience accumulated over the past two years from the ‘Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load’ campaign.
A series of discussion papers and articles review the impact that psychosocial risk factors (e.g. excessive workload) can have on the development of a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD). This includes a publication that reviews the effect that digitalisation is having on workers’ exposure to physical risk factors (e.g. repetitive tasks) for work-related MSDs. The publications also...
The voices of young people need to be heard. The first step is to make youth a priority. Starting with the European Year of Youth 2022 – a milestone in building a future that’s greener, more inclusive and digital, the importance of youth is amplified on International Youth Day (12 August). Adding its own perspective to youth issues, EU-OSHA has taken a life course approach to...