This article presents in details the training courses that can be taken to reduce musculoskeletal disorders. These training courses are aimed at the main players in the company: company manager, resource person and employees ... all stakeholders in the prevention process.

This case study concerns the Residence Tarnos Océan home, an establishment of the European Association of the Physically Disabled, which welcomes residents in Tarnos, in the south of the Landes, who require assistance for most of the acts of daily life. The renovation of the site, based on an...

Even today, there are still many misconceptions about MSDs and their prevention. After the first clip aimed at combating the preconceived idea about MSD prevention, "To prevent MSDs, you just have to show the right gestures and postures", a second part is proposed: "With age, it's normal to have...

And what if the future was to stop carrying? The integration of technical aids in a global way in the activity of assistance and care for the person leads the profession to reexamine its practices. But this approach, which must be a long-term one, requires certain lines to be crossed. In both...

This case study presents the work done by the working group from the Alès Cévennes hospital center to prevent MSDs as well as Psychosocial risks in its stretcher service. To assess MSDs, a questionnaire was distributed to stretcher bearers. The link between MSDs and Psychosocial risks appeared: for...

This guide provides information about the risks, health effects and prevention of work-related MSDs.

This series of ten short films is aimed at professionals in the field of care and assistance, both at home and in institutions. The main message concerns the elimination of the handling of loads in people's "handlings" by integrating technical aids (transfer aids) into the care activity: helping a...