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...

This booklet presents the possible ways of preventing health damage caused by occupational risk factors and the possibilities of risk management. Special attention is paid to the environmental factors of the task, the ergonomic factors such as material handling, its occurrence and the potential...

The Service Center Altenwerder (SCA) is a subsidiary of the HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder. The SCA service also includes the maintenance of around 100 spreaders. This is the name of the load handling attachment on the container handling equipment. There are bolts called twistlocks on the...

The guide is structured as follows: first the basic concepts relating to musculoskeletal disorders, then the accident rate is analysed, especially the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders in the butchery sector, and finally the risk of physical stress is assessed and preventive measures and good...

The brochure, specifically designed for butchers, 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 situations.

The meat idustry is a labour-intensive industry. Workers are dealing with manual handling of heavy loads of meat at high frequency. They work under pressure to maintain high rates of work, performing stressful repetitive motions combined with awkward postures. These and many other factors can...

This video of a risk assesment case study shows a meat carcass being transferred manually from a truck to a weighing scales pior to processing operations. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.