Type Case study
Germania
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This case study examines the ErgoKita project, which studied risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in nursery-school teachers and the effects of an intervention. It started with physiological work measurement, covering awkward postures such as sitting and lifting, and included provision...
Type Case study
Norvegia
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
EU, Austria, Danimarca, Finlandia, Francia, Germania, Ungheria, Italia, Paesi Bassi, Spagna, Svezia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This synthesis report is part of a much larger project intended to support policy-makers at EU and national levels by providing an accurate picture of the prevalence and costs of MSDs across Europe, pulling together existing data from a number of relevant and reliable official statistical sources...
Type Guides & Tools
Ungheria
LanguageHungarian
ProviderENWHP
This guide is primarily aimed at enterprises that employ workers with chronic illnesses. It is intented to support and assist them with the aim to retain / keeping them at the workplace. It also includes information about reintegration of staff returning after a longer period of absence.
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Italia
LanguageItalian
ProviderINAIL
Questo opuscolo si rivolge ai lavoratori e ai loro rappresentanti per la sicurezza con lo scopo di sensibilizzare e coinvolgere tutti nell’attività di prevenzione dei disturbi muscoloscheletrici, sia attraverso un corretto comportamento individuale, rispettoso della salute propria e altrui, sia per...
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...
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.