This literature review focuses on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among children and young people, paying special attention to young workers. The objective of the review is to identify the prevalence of and main risk factors for MSDs and the main preventive measures or intervention strategies. ...
Teleworking, the many definitions of which vary across geographical and regulatory contexts, is a relatively recent phenomenon, developed in parallel with the advent and development of new communication and information technologies. This study aims to identify the main characteristics of home-ba...
The European workforce is increasingly diverse. Several elements are at the heart of this diversity, including the growing presence of migrant, refugee and second-generation migrant workers, a higher presence of women in the labour market, a greater participation and visibility of lesbian, gay, ...
The review demonstrated that there is clear evidence that psychosocial risk factors play a causal role in the development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. They do not act in isolation but their effect combines with (and often exacerbates) the effects of physical risk factors...
The digitalisation of our economies has transformed and disrupted labour markets and business sectors across the European Union (EU), changing the nature, organisation and conditions of work. One of the central and most visible players in this transformation are the digital labour platforms that...
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the primary work-related health problem in the EU. The most recent publicly available data from the ad-hoc module on ‘Accidents at work and other work-related health problems’ (2013) of the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) indicate that 60 % of all...
Injury, ill health and death are never intended consequences of work, but the available data documenting the continuing extent of work-related harm remind us that preventing these consequences remains a challenge. Despite huge advances in technology and health sciences, this challenge is still v...
Agriculture and forestry are among the most dangerous professions in Europe, with a high level of accidents affecting the sustainability and viability of the sector. Over the last 10 years, there has been an average of over 500 registered deaths per year in the agriculture and forestry sector an...
This report summarises the three components that constituted the research project ‘Review of research, policy and practice on prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)’. The first component was an exploratory review that examined the reasons for the continuing high prevalence o...
A subset of all microorganisms cause disease(s) in humans (pathogens), and the health effects caused by biological agents have a major impact on public health. Worldwide, an estimated 320,000 workers die annually from work-related infectious diseases, 5,000 of whom in the EU. More insight into a...