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...

Design of the workspace may have significant impact on the health and safety of the workers. Poor designed workplaces may cause physical and mental stress and can result in a higher rate of absenteeism. This brochure gives tips on how to design assembly workstations eronomically. Suggestions for...

The workplace check is a simple screening tool to identify highly physically stressful working conditions, that can lead to musculoskeletal problems. Movements at work and a ctivities are checked on the basis of few selected criteria. You will find trhe checklist as well as a guidance on how to use...

In Germany, 20 million people suffer from over 100 different forms of rheumatism, such as chronic back pain, fibromyalgia and arthrosis or inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis. Finding — and keeping — a job that works within the limitations imposed by...

This report includes Case 5.1: A French printing company needing to address the MSDs and absenteeism affecting its mainly female staff in its finishing workshop. They obtained help from the regional association for the improvement of working conditions (ARACT). Ergonomic solutions were put in place...

Manual handling is an important risk in the food and catering industry. This checklist is meant to raise the issue in meetings of the company's OSH committee (ASA) and to stimulate a discussion about measures to prevent health risks of workers due to manual handling.