This report examines the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and the associated physical, psychosocial, individual and organisational risk factors in three specific groups of workers: women, migrants and LGBTI workers. It discusses why workers in these groups are more often exposed to MSD...
Strumenti pratici e orientamenti sui disturbi muscoloscheletrici
Per consentire un’agevole valutazione e gestione dei rischi di DMS nei luoghi di lavoro, la nostra banca dati di facile utilizzo contiene vari strumenti pratici e materiali orientativi sviluppati a livello dell’UE e nazionale.
Le risorse includono studi campione e materiali visivi e riguardano svariati settori, tipi di pericolo e misure di prevenzione. Alcune sono rivolte in modo specifico a determinati soggetti interessati, ad esempio datori di lavoro, lavoratori o dirigenti, mentre altre alla gestione dei DMS tra gruppi specifici di lavoratori. Le risorse possono essere filtrate per una di queste categorie o altre ancora, così non avrai problemi a trovare esattamente ciò che cerchi.
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Guides & Tools
EU
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EU-OSHA
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EU-OSHA
Guides & Tools
EU
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EU-OSHA
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EU-OSHA
This report examines the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and the associated physical, psychosocial, individual and organisational risk factors in three specific groups of workers: women, migrants and LGBTI workers. It discusses why workers in these groups are more often exposed to MSD...
Case study
Austria
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EU OSHA
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EU OSHA
This case study finds that the percentage of workers in Austria with a MSD is higher than the EU average. The AUVAsicher programme focuses particularly on MSD prevention and on SMEs. AUVA provides support to companies also through AUVAfit and BAUfit schemes. The AUVAfit programme has a specific...
Guides & Tools
EU
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EU OSHA
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EU OSHA
The report highlights the main issues and aims to provide a well-founded evidence base, helping policy makers, actors at enterprise and sector level, as well as researchers and those who record, prevent and compensate occupational diseases in the European Union to set the agenda for the next years.
Case study
EU, Regno Unito
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EU-OSHA
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EU-OSHA
Case study 5.6 in this report: A large retail bakery in the United Kingdom decided to take the opportunity of refurbishment plans to reduce the risk of upper-limb disorders in its predominately female workforce. Independent ergonomists assessed the suitability of its current food preparation benches...
Guides & Tools
Spagna
Spanish
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Occupational Health and safety Institue of Galicia (ISSGA)
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Instituto de Seguridade e Saúde Laboral de Galicia (ISSGA).
This guide intends to be an easy manual indicating basic guidelines for daily work in shellfish fishery on foot. It is of great value the fact that the information was provided by those who best know the sector: the shellfish workers themselves. They related their most frequent problems, described...
Guides & Tools
Spagna
Spanish
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Occupational Health and safety Institue of Galicia (ISSGA)
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Instituto de Seguridade e Saúde Laboral de Galicia (ISSGA)
Informative leaflet containing the main risks and health effects related to musculoskeletal disorders of the netting female workers as well as the preventive measures needed to eliminate or reduce them and the importance of pre-work warm-up and stretching.