Risk factors of occupational MSDs and potential solutions: past, present and future
Winkel, Jørgen ; Westgaard, Rolf H.
2008
34
3-7
case study ; ergonomic evaluation ; musculoskeletal diseases ; risk assessment
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD)
English
Bibliogr.;Ill.
"The ETUI Health and Safety Department and the European Trade Union Confederation jointly organised a conference on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in October 2007. The presentation by Jørgen Winkel, of University of Gothenburg, provoked a good deal of audience reaction, in that the Swedish ergonomist effectively demolished a number of received opinions about MSDs. The text below, co-authored with a Norwegian colleague, expands on his ideas. He is critical of certain “good practices” that lead to what he describes as the “ergonomic pitfall” and proposes new strategies for tackling the epidemic."
Digital;Paper
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