Type Case study
Il-Belġju
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 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 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, Guides & Tools
Il-Belġju
LanguageFrench
ProviderThe central administration of the Federal Public Service (FPS) Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue
This brochure is aimed at hairdressers. It makes considerable use of photos showing real work situations and drawings of postures to illustrate hazards and good practices. It also includes pictures of simple exercises to help relieve the effects of static work postures. The brochure answers three...
Type Case study
Il-Belġju
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
Absenteeism was high among exhaust assembly workers, caused by the repetitive actions performed. The company aimed to decrease absenteeism, decrease workload and risks thus enabling more workers to perform this task, increase motivation and morale, and reduce manpower needs.
Type Case study
Il-Belġju
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
A thorough investigation of accidents at TVH - Group & Thermote Vanhalst, revealed that more than half of the accidents or injuries were related to the back, neck and/or shoulders. These injuries were mainly due to the way loads were transported and handled. Lifting was done in an ergonomically...
Type Case study
Id-Danimarka
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
The work at Coloplast´s production sites includes many job functions where the workers carry out repetitive work, including hanging, placing, packing, sorting of items etc. The management of Coloplast and the health and safety organisation wanted to get a total overview of the extent of the...