There is strong evidence that psychosocial and organisational factors raise the risk of MSDs, especially when combined with physical risks. This discussion paper gives an overview of the prevalence of MSDs in Europe and looks at the case of Italy, where a growing phenomenon of MSDs in the workplace...

This info sheet presents advice for effective worker participation in MSD prevention. Workers and/or their representatives should be involved in all stages of MSD risk assessment and prevention, including spotting hazards, assessing risks, and choosing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating...

This practical guide pays particular attention to the ergonomic and psychosocial risks to which workers of this trade are deemed to be particularly exposed, all of which from a necessary gender standpoint, in view of the considerable feminisation of many of the professional tasks undertaken in this...

This leaflet provides information on how to recognise and prevent upper limb musculoskeletal disorders.

This leaflet is intended to help assess the risks of MSDs and thus make it possible to prevent them.

For the past three years, Assa Abloy, a manufacturer of keys, locks and cylinders, has been using collaborative robots, or cobots, to reduce the risk of MSDs at certain production stations. By eliminating the most repetitive gestures, the cohabitation between operators and robots is proving fruitful...

The BRIDOR site in Servon-sur-Vilaine dates from 1995. Although many changes have been made, the site is still in a state of flux, the improvement of working conditions, and in particular the prevention of MSDS. The use of exoskeletons could be used to improve working conditions, and in particular...