Type Case study
Id-Danimarka
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 Visual resources
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderNapo consortium
These resources are to enable organisations to use Napo films to raise awareness about health and safety topics (including MSDs) within groups of their own staff and supply chains. The resources will enable organisations to deliver advice on health and safety topics, and will help generate...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish, French
ProviderEuropean Trade Union Institute, ETUI
This policy brief looks at the work-related causes behind musculoskeletal disorders and formulates policy recommendations for the prevention of these occupational health risks.
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageBulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, English, Spanish, French, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, International, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
ProviderEU OSHA
Almost two thirds of EU workers report being exposed to repetitive hand and arm movements, and a quarter to vibrations from tools - significant risk factors for work-related neck and upper limb disorders (WRULDs). Many workers, in a wide range of jobs, develop WRULDs and they are the most common...