Traditional nets are produced manually by operators at UAB Vonin Lithuania, a professional fishing equipment manufacturer, leading to musculoskeletal disorders. As the tasks could not be mechanised, the work was analysed to identify safe working techniques to reduce the loads on their body. As well...

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...

ART is a risk assessment tool. This tool is most suited for tasks that: involve actions of the upper limbs; repeat every few minutes, or even more frequently; and occur for at least 1–2 hours per day or shift. ART tool is made up of three sections: the assessment guide; the risk factors and the...

These guidelines provide recommendations for poultry processing facilities to reduce the number and severity of work-related MSDs.

This project was initiated with the intention of helping nursery growers, vegetable, berry and dairy farmers to tackle these and other occupational safety and health problems and to improve profits.

Most of works on the fishing and transport boats are related to the manual handling and lifting of the various loads and repetitive movements or incorrect working postures. The management of the company decided to develop a combined method of ergonomic training for raising employees’ awareness...

This brochure is intended to reduce the physical strain of those affected by measures that lie within their own scope of action; show body-appropriate, back-friendly behaviours and working techniques; make limits of physical resilience visible;- offer a small selection of strengthening and balancing...