Type Case study
Francia
LanguageFrench
ProviderINRS
This case study concerns the Residence Tarnos Océan home, an establishment of the European Association of the Physically Disabled, which welcomes residents in Tarnos, in the south of the Landes, who require assistance for most of the acts of daily life. The renovation of the site, based on an...
Type Case study
Francia
LanguageFrench
ProviderINRS
In this case study, ÉSEAN is an establishement welcoming teenager patients with a head halo. They undergo at least two transfers per day, between their bed and their walker. Although very brief, these operations are very demanding for the care teams and are sources of musculoskeletal disorders and...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This articles presents MSDs as the leading cause of work-related health problems in the healthcare sector. The effects for staff, organisations and society include sickness absence, injuries and disability, increased costs, higher employee turnover, lower productivity and staff leaving the...
Type Case study
Regno Unito
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
A podiatrist in her early 40s has been working with neck problems for 8 years. As a result of the nature of her work, her condition has been exacerbated by adopting awkward postures and manoeuvring patients. This case study highlights the changes that have been and will be made to her main tasks to...
Type Case study
Regno Unito
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
The UK legislative framework addressing MSDs has been in place for nearly 40 years, and the policy approach is to inform and enable employers, encouraging them to address risks. The strategy under discussion is the latest in a series of initiatives stretching back 20 years. MSDs are addressed under...
Type Guides & Tools
Francia
LanguageFrench
ProviderChorum & Anact
This website aims to raise awareness and provide tools to prevent MSDs for the Human health and social work sector (Home help, Kindergartens, Health and medico-social establishments). Three entries are proposed: A quiz test to enrich your knowledge (What are the links between work and MSD? Etc..);...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This article presents the primary cause for MSDs in nursing: patient handling tasks such as lifting, transferring, and repositioning of patients