Practical tools and guidance on musculoskeletal disorders

To make it easy for workplaces to assess and manage MSD risks, our easy-to-use database includes a variety of practical tools and guidance materials developed at EU and national levels.

The resources include case studies and visual materials and cover a wide range of sectors, hazard types and prevention measures. Some are specifically aimed at certain actors, for example employers, workers or managers, and some at managing MSDs among specific groups of workers. The resources can be filtered by any of these or by a variety of other categories, so it couldn’t be easier to find exactly what you are looking for.

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Guides & Tools Australia English
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Work Safe Australia,

This webpage provides a basic introduction to the issues of prolonged sitting at work.

Guides & Tools Australia English
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Australian Government Comcare
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Australian Government Comcare

This checklist provides guidance for short-term working from home arrangements.The considerations proposed should be seen as minimum requirements only.

Guides & Tools Australia English
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Be Upstanding
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Be Upstanding

When working from home, the majority of your time is likely to still be spent sitting at a desk or table. Our main reaction to a busy workload is to sit for as long as possible until the task is done. To help avoid this, this blog provides useful tips on sitting less and moving more.

Guides & Tools Australia English
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OHS Reps Union

This web section provides guidance to employers of workers who work remotely and advice to workers to maintain “mental health”.

Case study Australia English
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EU OSHA
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EU OSHA

This series of short informative case studies looks at a range of policy level initiatives across Europe and beyond aiming to prevent and manage work-related MSDs. The studies focus on achievements, factors contributing to their success and challenges encountered, and transferability to other...

Guides & Tools Australia English
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Government of Western Australia
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Government of Western Australia

This guide is intended to managers and provides information along with advice on how to implement and manage home-based telework.

Guides & Tools Australia English
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Be Upstanding
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Be Upstanding

This short blog provides advice on active strategies to prioritise healthy activity that can fit into your work at home schedule. This can be beneficial even if you participate in a regular physical activity. The tips are divided into 3 areas: Setting up a proper work environment; taking active...