Type Case study
International
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This case study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to tackling musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace. Early intervention (despite the lack of a firm diagnosis) based on risk assessment and trialling new equipment has helped to alleviate discomfort and prevent her...
Type Case study
Spojené kráľovstvo
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This case study looks at how an experienced police officer suffering from lower back pain and other MSDs has been able to continue to work with the police thanks to a change in role.
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 Case study
International
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This case study looks at how a successful return-to-work plan was agreed and implemented. Simple measures such as maintaining contact with the worker during her sick leave and enabling her to return gradually made a big difference.
Type Case study
Spojené kráľovstvo
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
A podiatrist in her early 40s has been working with neck problems for 8 years. As a result of the nature of her work, her condition has been exacerbated by adopting awkward postures and manoeuvring patients. This case study highlights the changes that have been and will be made to her main tasks to...
Type Guides & Tools
EU, Rakúsko, Dánsko, Fínsko, Francúzsko, Nemecko, Maďarsko, Taliansko, Holandsko, Španielsko, Švédsko
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This synthesis report is part of a much larger project intended to support policy-makers at EU and national levels by providing an accurate picture of the prevalence and costs of MSDs across Europe, pulling together existing data from a number of relevant and reliable official statistical sources...
Type Case study
International
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This case study presents the successful return to work of a project manager after a year of absence due to piriformis syndrome, which causes pain brought on by prolonged sitting, among other things. Contact and support from her manager and colleagues throughout the worker’s absence made her feel...
