Employees of the Slovenian insurance company Zavarovalnica Triglav, d.d. mostly perform desk-based work and risk developing MSDs through computer use. The company used a holistic approach to address mental and physical health through ergonomic measures, promotion of physical activity and awareness...

Traditional nets are produced manually by operators at UAB Vonin Lithuania, a professional fishing equipment manufacturer, leading to musculoskeletal disorders. As the tasks could not be mechanised, the work was analysed to identify safe working techniques to reduce the loads on their body. As well...

Handbook for the detection, evaluation and elimination of ergonomic risks in the workplace. The manual outlines the basic procedures and recommendations for quickly and easily identifying those ergonomic risks in the workplace that can lead to so-called musculoskeletal disorders. Also, this guide...

This information guidance on the promotion of physical activity at the workplace provides ideas and present case studies of companies in which physical activities have taken place.

ART is a risk assessment tool. This tool is most suited for tasks that: involve actions of the upper limbs; repeat every few minutes, or even more frequently; and occur for at least 1–2 hours per day or shift. ART tool is made up of three sections: the assessment guide; the risk factors and the...

These methodical recommendations present the most common MSDs among musicians. They provide a comprehensive list of MSDs associated with the usage of the musical instrument. The recommendations provide knowledge of occupational risk factors, preventive actions and explain the ways in which MSDs can...

These methodological guidelines provides information on MSDs, symptoms, and prevalence of risk factors and prevention. Methodological recommendations are for musicians, music school and concert institution managers, musicians educators. This material can also be useful for occupational physicians...