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 Case study
Svezia
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 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 Case study
Germania
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
The hygiene institute was responsible for protecting the population against infectious diseases and wanted to reduce absenteeism and job turnover in the cleaning team, which consisted of 15 women, in such a way, that workers over 50 or 55 could remain in the job.