Home-based working has some advantages, such as saving time on the office commute. However, it is also associated with an increase in prolonged sitting, social isolation from colleagues and difficulty in disconnecting. This info sheet explains why this can have a negative impact on teleworkers’ health and contribute to the development or exacerbation of MSDs.
Preventing musculoskeletal disorders when teleworking
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Preventing musculoskeletal disorders when teleworking
Preventing musculoskeletal disorders when teleworking
Description
Home-based working has some advantages, such as saving time on the office commute. However, it is also associated with an increase in prolonged sitting, social isolation from colleagues and difficulty in disconnecting. This info sheet explains why this can have a negative impact on teleworkers’ health and contribute to the development or exacerbation of MSDs.
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Language of original language description
English
Other data
Sector / Indrustry covered
Ni značilno za noben sektor.
Hazards
Slabi delovni pogoji, npr. slaba razsvetljava
Psihosocialna tveganja/tveganja, povezana s stresom
Statična drža – sedeči položaj
Uporaba zaslonov
Health effects
Bolečine ali poškodbe hrbta
Okvare zgornjih udov
Stres
Worker groups covered (vulnerable groups etc.)
Zaposleni, ki delajo od doma
Prevention measures
Odstranitev nevarnosti
Preprosti nasveti in ukrepi
Usposabljanje/navodila (za delavce)
Telesne vaje
Purpose of the material
Splošne informacije
Ozaveščanje
Ocena tveganja
Target audience
Vsi (ni posebnega ciljnega občinstva)
Year
2022