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05/11/2020

European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2020 put the focus on MSDs

The 2020 edition of the European Week for Safety and Health at Work saw events taking place across Europe and beyond. The week was a big success thanks to the support and involvement of many different players. This included all our campaign partners and even some high-level representatives, like the Slovenian Minister for Work, who was active on Twitter during the week.

30/10/2020

Lighten the load calls for partners to address MSDs in the workplace

EU-OSHA presented its latest campaign partnership offer at a virtual meeting last 29 September, urging companies and organisations from across Europe to sign up to the 2020-2022 Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load Campaign . The support of official campaign partners is crucial to the success of the campaign, aimed at tackling Europe’s most common work-related health complaint — musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). What...

20/10/2020

Staying safe down on the farm: reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders among agricultural workers

Farming is a sector with one of the highest rates of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), as it traditionally involves heavy loads, repetitive movements and static postures. A new discussion paper looks into the example of Italy’s Marche region to examine how mechanisation can reduce the MSDs risk factors. The paper –– and a second paper focusing on risk assessment of upper limbs MSDs in agriculture to be published...

15/10/2020

Time to move: Introducing the new Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load campaign

From bad posture to strained muscles, we are all at risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) at work – which is why effective management and prevention is so critical. To raise awareness, EU-OSHA has launched the new Healthy Workplaces ‘Lighten the Load’ campaign to specifically focus on the issue.

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