Type Case study
Paesi Bassi
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
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...
Type Guides & Tools
Paesi Bassi
LanguageDutch
ProviderVolandis
Workers in the construction industry perform physically demanding work. The physical strain is often high. This can lead to complaints to the neck, shoulder and back, and thus even to sickness absence and disability. Almost half of the absenteeism in the construction industry is caused by these...
Type Visual resources
Paesi Bassi
LanguageDutch
ProviderRegioplus
The National Physical Practice Guidelines are depicted in a series of illustrated posters which include ‘tips and tricks’. The Guidelines specify when a certain action, for example the transfer of a client or putting on support stockings, becomes too heavy and indicate which solution is required...
Type Guides & Tools
Paesi Bassi
LanguageEnglish, Dutch
ProviderTNO
This website offers free tools to assess the risks of physical work load and a 5-step approach to guide during the process of tackling the present issues.
Type Guides & Tools
Paesi Bassi
LanguageDutch
ProviderDutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
On this website, several tools intended to help / guide companies to assess and prevent physical load. The tools presented are: Hand-arm vibration exposure calculator ; NIOSH method, factsheets on both physical load and sitting, and a tool on how to determine a policy on physical load.
Type Case study
EU, Regno Unito
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU-OSHA
Type Guides & Tools
Paesi Bassi
LanguageDutch
ProviderFNV
This booklet gives information on which activities are physically demanding and how to proceed in certain circumstances in order to avoid MSD's. Both the rules/stadards are mentioned as well as practical information on how to perform tasks in a way that the body of the worker isn't hurt