Type Case study
Itävalta
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This case study finds that the percentage of workers in Austria with a MSD is higher than the EU average. The AUVAsicher programme focuses particularly on MSD prevention and on SMEs. AUVA provides support to companies also through AUVAfit and BAUfit schemes. The AUVAfit programme has a specific...
Type Case study
Belgia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This case study highlights that national occupational safety and health policy, strategies and campaigns recognise the importance of MSDs and their prevention. The strategic approach adopted looks at the benefits of MSD prevention for workers, employers and society. Legislation is goal oriented:...
Type Guides & Tools
Espanja
LanguageSpanish
ProviderINSST
This guide includes recommendations related to work schedules, the work environment at home / workstation, lighting and absence of noise, ventilation and thermal environment, working hours and leisure time and the promotion of breaks.
Type Case study
Ranska
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
he TMS Pros programme offers businesses support to prevent work-related MSDs and provides financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises. To improve the epidemiological surveillance of occupational risks in France, a system for monitoring work-related health problems called CONSTANCES has...
Type Case study
Saksa
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This case study highlights Germany’s holistic approach to tackling musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), facilitated by a comprehensive legal framework. MSDs are the most common cause of absence from work in Germany, and preventing them is one of the priorities of the Joint German Occupational Safety...
Type Visual resources
Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
LanguageEnglish
ProviderThe Healthy Work Company
This infographic provides tips about how address health and safety issues related to home-based telework.
Type Guides & Tools
Unkari
LanguageHungarian
ProviderUniversity of Debrecen, Faculty of Public Health
This PPT provides information about MSDs caused by psychosocial risk factors in the workplace.