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...

Health Insurance supports employers in preventing low back pain at work and offers tools co-constructed with INRS. This sectoral memo sheet "Solutions to act against back pain" details the actions to be taken to prevent back pain for employees in the retail sector, and the assistance that can be...

Within the Carrefour group, a shop in Suresnes in the Market division (city supermarkets) has installed two pieces of equipment that are essential for improving working conditions in the shops: handling trolleys, at a constant level, and shelving platforms. After eighteen months of design and...

To limit the risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), the Atac logistics warehouse in Chilly-Mazarin, Essonne, has reduced the height of the pallets, equipped the order pickers with forklift trucks and automatic filming machines... An approach that requires investment, but also dialogue with the...

Following discussions with Carsat Sud-Est, the Office Depot warehouse in Saint-Martin-de-Crau has initiated several measures to prevent musculoskeletal disorders. The result is greater versatility among employees. At the suggestion of the employees, the racks on the floor were raised to allow the...