Type Case study
Francia
LanguageFrench
ProviderINRS
In this case study, ÉSEAN is an establishement welcoming teenager patients with a head halo. They undergo at least two transfers per day, between their bed and their walker. Although very brief, these operations are very demanding for the care teams and are sources of musculoskeletal disorders and...
Type Visual resources
Belgio
LanguageFrench
ProviderSPF Employment
This film in French, with English subtitles, explains the origin of MSDs and shows good prevention practices that help limit these risks at work.
Type Visual resources
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderNapo consortium
These resources are to enable organisations to use Napo films to raise awareness about health and safety topics (including MSDs) within groups of their own staff and supply chains. The resources will enable organisations to deliver advice on health and safety topics, and will help generate...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
The report highlights the main issues and aims to provide a well-founded evidence base, helping policy makers, actors at enterprise and sector level, as well as researchers and those who record, prevent and compensate occupational diseases in the European Union to set the agenda for the next years.
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This articles presents the origin of most MSDs. it lies in a mismatch between the external load and the capacity of the human body to resist biomechanical and physiological strain. Excessive forces can trigger different pathophysiological processes depending on the tissues affected. It is the...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This report pulls together and analyses existing data relating to MSDs from the main EU surveys and administrative data. These data are completed and enriched with data from national sources. The report aims to provide a well-founded evidence base to support policy makers, researchers and the...
Type Guides & Tools
Ungheria
LanguageHungarian
The publication give details about occupational diseases caused by working in the light industry, and provides information about the prevention options.