This checklist includes questions on working postures of the back and neck, arms and hands, legs during sitting and standing tasks. It also gives examples of the type of action at a technical, organisational and individual level that can be put in place to prevent or reduce the risks caused by...

Sedentary lifestyle is one of the main causes for non-communicable diseases, so being at home for several days and weeks means not only protection from COVID-19 but also an increased risk for non-communicable diseases, e.g. for degenerative diseases of the spine and joints.

The publication give details about occupational diseases caused by working in the light industry, and provides information about the prevention options.

This booklet presents basic information about ergonomics: introduction, workplace environment, constrained postures, monotone demands, handling of loads, choice of work equipment, arrangement and dimensions of work places.

This guide is primarily aimed at enterprises that employ workers with chronic illnesses. It is intented to support and assist them with the aim to retain / keeping them at the workplace. It also includes information about reintegration of staff returning after a longer period of absence.

This 'Good Practice Guide' is primarily aimed at employers and managers/leaders facing the changes and challenges of managing workers with chronic and the support they need to continue working, or to return to work after a period of absence.

This fact sheet highlights the key findings of the EU-OSHA's prevention report, which focuses on the prevention of MSDs and the development and progress made in this area since the previous MSDs campaign in 2000. The report consists of two parts: a state-of-the-art review of the research literature...