For the past three years, Assa Abloy, a manufacturer of keys, locks and cylinders, has been using collaborative robots, or cobots, to reduce the risk of MSDs at certain production stations. By eliminating the most repetitive gestures, the cohabitation between operators and robots is proving fruitful...

This synthesis report is part of a much larger project intended to support policy-makers at EU and national levels by providing an accurate picture of the prevalence and costs of MSDs across Europe, pulling together existing data from a number of relevant and reliable official statistical sources...

Prevention spot on Musculoskeletal Disorders for employees in the construction sector. This spot is intended to be broadcasted in the waiting rooms of the occupational health service.

This case study takes place in a family business with a hundred employees specialized in the manufacture of textiles. The company was confronted with a high level of stress at the workstations (repetitive movements, suspended arms, manual handling, etc.). Two experts in industrial organization and...

This case study takes place in the center of Lille. The Hotel "L’Arbre Voyageur" has just opened in a building that previously housed the Polish Consultate. The prevention of occupational risks was integrated from the design of this hotel, according to a participatory approach involving the teams...

This book offers a multi-faceted orientation in the prerequisites for healthy and effective human work. It is intended to help budding system designers and production engineers tackle these design challenges holistically.

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.