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
Lituania
LanguageLithuanian
ProviderInstitute of Hygiene
ART is a risk assessment tool. This tool is most suited for tasks that: involve actions of the upper limbs; repeat every few minutes, or even more frequently; and occur for at least 1–2 hours per day or shift. ART tool is made up of three sections: the assessment guide; the risk factors and the...
Type Guides & Tools
Francia
LanguageFrench
ProviderINRS
This practical guide provides step-by-step support for stakeholders in their evaluation process. It provides methodological contributions on evaluation, illustrative examples and a grid grouping together the potential consequences of approaches to prevent psychosocial risks (PSR) and...
Type Case study
EU, Francia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU-OSHA
This report includes Case 5.1: A French printing company needing to address the MSDs and absenteeism affecting its mainly female staff in its finishing workshop. They obtained help from the regional association for the improvement of working conditions (ARACT). Ergonomic solutions were put in place...
Type Guides & Tools
Francia
LanguageFrench
ProviderINRS
This brochure proposes a method for analysing risks related to the physical workload. This analysis is carried out in 4 successive phases: Identification and prioritization of the physical workload in the company. Analysis of the physical workload according to 5 indicators (physical effort, sizing...
Type Guides & Tools
Francia
LanguageFrench
ProviderINRS
This guide is for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of the upper limb. After situating the MSD issue, it answers the most frequently asked questions and provides information on the statistical data, pathophysiology and clinical signs of MSDs. It also addresses risk factors in general as well as...
Type Guides & Tools
Grecia
LanguageGreek
ProviderELINYAE
This brochure includes special checklists for investigating work safety issues and ergonomics. The aim is to serve as a tool for those who deal with occupational safety and ergonomics, and especially for safety engineers, in order to better assess occupational risk. Some of the tools presented were...