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 video presents the risks of MSD in the home care sector and presents simple solutions to prevent them.

This cleaning guide shows you how to clean ergonomically. Working ergonomically means that, as a housekeeper, you must take care to maintain your physical and mental health. Practice proper postures and techniques during your training. This will allow you to clean without overloading your body...

This brochure is aimed at hairdressers. It makes considerable use of photos showing real work situations and drawings of postures to illustrate hazards and good practices. It also includes pictures of simple exercises to help relieve the effects of static work postures. The brochure answers three...

This manual provides occupational risk prevention technicians and ergonomics experts with recommendations on the methodology to be applied in ergonomic risk assessment.

This guide intends to be an easy manual indicating basic guidelines for daily work in shellfish fishery on foot. It is of great value the fact that the information was provided by those who best know the sector: the shellfish workers themselves. They related their most frequent problems, described...

Informative leaflet containing the main risks and health effects related to musculoskeletal disorders of the netting female workers as well as the preventive measures needed to eliminate or reduce them and the importance of pre-work warm-up and stretching.