This webpage provides access to practical guides for carrying out body mapping and hazard mapping in the workplace. It also includes a link to a webinar that explains the use of the tools.

This synthesis report is part of a much larger project intended to support policy-makers at EU and national levels by providing an accurate picture of the prevalence and costs of MSDs across Europe, pulling together existing data from a number of relevant and reliable official statistical sources...

This booklet focuses on several important issues that are commonly found in home work/learning environments that include interactions with digital devices.

This country report analyses national data on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). It enriches and complements the findings presented in the project’s final overview report, which covers the EU as a whole. These national data will add to knowledge of MSDs at EU level, contributing to the development of...

HARM is an instrument for determining the risk of arm, neck or shoulder complaints when performing tasks that predominately involve the use of the hands or arms. The method helps you: gain an insight into what health risks the work may entail; identify the most important risk factors associated with...

Osteoporosis is a health condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break. It develops slowly over several years and is often only diagnosed when a fall or sudden impact causes a bone to break. However, there are several ways to cope with the condition and keep yourself...

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...