Healthy Workplaces Campaign Newsletter 9 | Healthy Workplaces Newsletter

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12/07/2022

Four good practice award winners raise awareness of MSDs prevention

The 15th Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards recognised outstanding and innovative approaches to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) prevention and management in the workplace. Of the eight winners , we feature four organisations that not only demonstrated excellent training and awareness-raising initiatives, but did so within an MSD prevention culture based on risk assessment and good ergonomics.

01/07/2022

Call for joint action to promote physical health in education: ENETOSH and EU-OSHA workshop on MSD prevention

Experts from the occupational safety and health (OSH), public health and education fields came together at the ENETOSH and EU-OSHA “Strategies to promote good physical health in education” workshop on 23 June. The event provided a forum for the discussion of different approaches and to identify opportunities for cooperation. A joined-up, strategic approach is necessary to ensure the integration of physical activity...

16/06/2022

Four countries share practical ways to increase physical activity in schools, reducing musculoskeletal risks for future workers

The school system provides an ideal opportunity to establish active and healthy behaviours before future generations enter the workforce, reducing risks to their musculoskeletal health. This is illustrated by varied examples throughout Europe, including initiatives in Finland, Austria, Hungary and Germany, as detailed in the Better Schools by Promoting Musculoskeletal Health report.

02/06/2022

Schools on the move: how a strategic approach to promoting exercise can prevent musculoskeletal disorders

Around one third of school children and young people are already suffering from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), which may become worse once they join the work force. Early prevention and adopting a lifelong approach to good musculoskeletal health is therefore paramount for good occupational safety and health (OSH) and healthy ageing. Schools are an ideal setting for early and long-term prevention of MSDs, but a...

14/06/2022

First findings - SLIC Campaign inspections on MSDs

As the inspection campaign on risks of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs), run by SLIC working group EMEX, is at full speed, now the first intermediate results are already available. At the end of May 2022, 827 inspections have been conducted through the EU in the field of ergonomic risk factors (MSD SLIC campaign). Labour inspectors visited hairdressers (68 inspections), healthcare and social care (151), the food and...

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