The global burden of chronic pain is growing with implications for both an ageing workforce and employers. Many obstacles are faced by people with chronic pain in finding employment and returning to work after a period of absence. Few studies have explored obstacles to return-to-work (RTW) from...
Strumenti pratici e orientamenti sui disturbi muscoloscheletrici
Per consentire un’agevole valutazione e gestione dei rischi di DMS nei luoghi di lavoro, la nostra banca dati di facile utilizzo contiene vari strumenti pratici e materiali orientativi sviluppati a livello dell’UE e nazionale.
Le risorse includono studi campione e materiali visivi e riguardano svariati settori, tipi di pericolo e misure di prevenzione. Alcune sono rivolte in modo specifico a determinati soggetti interessati, ad esempio datori di lavoro, lavoratori o dirigenti, mentre altre alla gestione dei DMS tra gruppi specifici di lavoratori. Le risorse possono essere filtrate per una di queste categorie o altre ancora, così non avrai problemi a trovare esattamente ciò che cerchi.
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Guides & Tools
Regno Unito
English
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Guides & Tools
Regno Unito
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Liberty Mutual Group
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Liberty Mutual Group
Liberty Mutual has updated the manual material handling tables originally published by Snook in 1978, and by Snook and Ciriello in 1991. The new “Liberty Mutual Manual Materials Handling Tables” provide both the male and female population percentages capable of performing manual material handling...
Guides & Tools
Regno Unito
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Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
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Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
The Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) is a tool aimed at employers, health and safety managers and safety representatives and is used by health and safety inspectors. The tool will help you assess the most common risk factors in lifting (and lowering), carrying and team handling operations and...
Case study
EU, Regno Unito
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EU-OSHA
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EU-OSHA
Case study 5.6 in this report: A large retail bakery in the United Kingdom decided to take the opportunity of refurbishment plans to reduce the risk of upper-limb disorders in its predominately female workforce. Independent ergonomists assessed the suitability of its current food preparation benches...
Guides & Tools
Regno Unito
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Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
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Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
The assessment of repetitive tasks (ART) tool is designed to help you risk assess tasks that require repetitive moving of the upper limbs (arms and hands). It helps you to assess some of the common risk factors in repetitive work that contribute to the development of upper limb disorders (ULDs). ART...
Guides & Tools
Regno Unito
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Ergonomics Plus
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Ergonomics Plus
Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) is a survey method developed for use in ergonomic investigations of workplaces where work related upper limb disorders are reported. RULA is a screening tool that assesses biomechanical and postural loading on the whole body with particular attention to the neck...
Guides & Tools
Regno Unito
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The Robens Centre for Health Ergonomics
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The Robens Centre for Health Ergonomics
QEC assesses the exposure of the four body areas at greatest risk to the most important risk factors for WMSDs. QEC has been developed for use by Occupational Safety and Health practitioners, safety representatives or those responsible for health and safety in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)...