This technical note on prevention aims to summarise the Dotte method, which is designed to facilitate the mobilisation of patients and dependent persons or those with limited mobility, thus minimising MSDs.

This infosheet provides information on how to recognise and prevent musculoskeletal disorders in the cleaning sector.

This checklist concerns hazards for injury or development of disorders to the lower limb and is targeted at people engaged in workplace hazard identification. In addition, this checklist offers examples of preventive measures that can help to reduce LLDs risks.

The E-Fact explains the steps of the risk assessment process, including identifying hazards and evaluating risks. It also includes two case studies on preventing harm and a checklist of the most common hazards associated with the use of cleaning equipment.

This article provides recommendations and examples for nursing staff to help reducing the number and severity of MSDs due to patient handling.