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European Union Trying to "Lighten the Load" |
Lighten the Load is the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work's 2007 campaign to tackle musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. The campaign officially kicked off June 4th in Brussels with a range of activities and events across Europe and wraps up in the European Week of Safety and Health at Work that runs October 22 to 26 2007.
The overall aim of the European campaign on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) is to support employers, workers, safety representatives, practitioners, preventive services, policy makers and other stakeholders in improving MSD prevention in the workplace.
Focus
The European campaign aims to promote an integrated management approach to tackle musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) which includes three key elements:- Employers, employees and government working together to tackle MSDs
- Addressing the whole load on the body leading to MSDs, and
- Managing the retention, rehabilitation and return to work of those who suffer, or have suffered, MSDs.
The campaign emphasises the concept of "managing the load". This does not only refer to the load being carried but also on all the "strains" being put onto the body by the material being moved, the environmental factors in which the work is being carried out, other hazards in the workplace, and the pace at which the task is done.
For more information, see the campaign website at http://ew2007.osha.europa.eu/
July 2007 |
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