Workers in the construction industry perform physically demanding work. The physical strain is often high. This can lead to complaints to the neck, shoulder and back, and thus even to sickness absence and disability. Almost half of the absenteeism in the construction industry is caused by these...
Tuki- ja liikuntaelinsairauksia koskevat käytännön työkalut ja ohjeet
Jotta tuki- ja liikuntaelinsairauksien riskien arviointi ja hallinta työpaikoilla olisi vaivatonta, helppokäyttöinen tietokantamme tarjoaa monenlaisia EU:ssa ja kansallisella tasolla kehitettyjä käytännön työvälineitä ja ohjeita.
Aineistot käsittävät tapaustutkimuksia ja visuaalista materiaalia, ja ne kattavat laajasti useita sektoreita, vaaran tyyppejä ja ennalta ehkäiseviä toimenpiteitä. Osa aineistosta on tarkoitettu erityisesti tietyille toimijoille, kuten työnantajille, työntekijöille tai johtajille, ja osa on tarkoitettu tuki- ja liikuntaelinsairauksien hallintaan tietyissä työntekijäryhmissä. Aineistoja voidaan suodattaa kaikkien näiden tai monien muiden erilaisten kategorioiden mukaan, joten hakemansa löytäminen on todella helppoa.
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Guides & Tools
Alankomaat
Dutch
Provider (English)
Volandis
Provider (Original)
Volandis
Guides & Tools
Alankomaat
English
, Dutch
Provider (English)
TNO
Provider (Original)
TNO
This website offers free tools to assess the risks of physical work load and a 5-step approach to guide during the process of tackling the present issues.
Guides & Tools
Belgia
French
, Dutch
Provider (English)
Federal Public Service Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue
Provider (Original)
Service public fédéral Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale
The brochure, specifically designed for nurses in the early childhood sector, answers three questions: What is a musculoskeletal disorder? What are the risks of MSDs? And most importantly, how can MSDs be prevented? The brochure, written by PREVENT, is illustrated with photos showing real work...
Guides & Tools
Belgia
French
, Dutch
Provider (English)
Federal Public Service Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue
Provider (Original)
Service public fédéral Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale
This general brochure for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) has been developed to meet the need for a comprehensive information tool on the risk of MSDs. This guide has three main objectives: to know how the musculoskeletal system works, to understand how it can deteriorate and to...
Visual resources Guides & Tools
Belgia
French
, Dutch
Provider (English)
Federal Public Service Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue
Provider (Original)
Service public fédéral Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale
This guide on MSDs and cleaning staff covers what are MSDs, the risks and their prevention. It is illustrated with many photos and images showing real work situations, including good and bad practices and examples of exercises which can be done at work.
Guides & Tools
Alankomaat
Dutch
Provider (English)
Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
Provider (Original)
Ministerie van SZW
On this website, several tools intended to help / guide companies to assess and prevent physical load. The tools presented are: Hand-arm vibration exposure calculator ; NIOSH method, factsheets on both physical load and sitting, and a tool on how to determine a policy on physical load.
Case study
Alankomaat
Dutch
Provider (English)
Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
Provider (Original)
Ministerie van SZW
Physically demanding work can have nasty consequences for the body of an employee. There are many different ways to deal with physically demanding work. Read in this Océ practical story how they have dealt with physically demanding work.