There is strong evidence that psychosocial and organisational factors raise the risk of MSDs, especially when combined with physical risks. This discussion paper gives an overview of the prevalence of MSDs in Europe and looks at the case of Italy, where a growing phenomenon of MSDs in the workplace...

Practical and visual course teaching the best way to use all the different devices we might see each day so that we don’t hurt ourselves. The course covers things like computers, laptops, tablets, games consoles and smart phones. It takes around 10 minutes to complete.

This literature review examines the evidence for the association between psychosocial risk factors and MSDs. It provides recommendations for effective approaches to prevent MSDs and discusses how employers can aid the rehabilitation and return to work of workers recovering from MSDs.

This literature review examines the evidence for the association between psychosocial risk factors and MSDs. It provides recommendations for effective approaches to prevent MSDs and discusses how employers can aid the rehabilitation and return to work of workers recovering from MSDs.

This report presents a conceptual framework to explain work-related risk factors for MSDs and mental wellbeing. It analyses data from the latest EWCS and ESENER to explore how job characteristics of individual workers (such as biomechanical and psychosocial factors) and company-level occupational...

This report presents a conceptual framework to explain work-related risk factors for MSDs and mental wellbeing. It analyses data from the latest EWCS and ESENER to explore how job characteristics of individual workers (such as biomechanical and psychosocial factors) and company-level occupational...

This article presents information about a type of sedentary behaviour: prolonged static sitting. It presents the magnitude of the problem, the health effects, workers at risks and examples of interventions.