Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageBulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, International, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
ProviderEU OSHA
This checklist includes questions on working postures of the back and neck, arms and hands, legs during sitting and standing tasks. It also gives examples of the type of action at a technical, organisational and individual level that can be put in place to prevent or reduce the risks caused by...
Type Case study
Francia
LanguageFrench
ProviderNational Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions (ANACT)
This case study takes place in a residential center for retiring women with mental disabilities. MSDs are subject of particular attention by those involved in prevention. Based on collectively defined criteria, they carried out, as part of an action-training course, an inventory based on...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This article is one in a series of discussion papers looking at sectors that have a high prevalence of MSDs. It summarises the findings of a review undertaken as part of the ergoHair project, which aims to promote a healthy and safe working environment in the hairdressing sector.
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
International
LanguageEnglish
ProviderUbiquity Press
This book offers a multi-faceted orientation in the prerequisites for healthy and effective human work. It is intended to help budding system designers and production engineers tackle these design challenges holistically.
Type Case study
Paesi Bassi
LanguageDutch
ProviderDutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
Physically demanding work can have nasty consequences for the body of an employee. There are many different ways to deal with physically demanding work. In these case stories about people who have been in contact with physically demanding work tell how they have dealt with it.
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish, French
ProviderEuropean Trade Union Institute, ETUI
Guide showing 15 methods for evaluating and preventing the risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. The methods are classified into three categories depending on the skills needed to use them: detection – analysis – expertise. Through this publication, the ETUI seeks to encourage...