Participatory workshops with female food preparation workers to find solutions to musculoskeletal problems
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Participatory workshops with female food preparation workers to find solutions to musculoskeletal problems
Participatory workshops with female food preparation workers to find solutions to musculoskeletal problems
Description
This case study from Finland looks at how participatory workshops for kitchen workers can help them to identify, analyse and implement solutions to MSD-related risks. An external expert coordinated a participatory intervention project. It involved carrying out a series of workshops for 504 kitchen workers.
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Language of original language description
English
Other data
Sector / Indrustry covered
Hotels, Restaurants, Catering
Hazards
Ungünstige Körperhaltungen
Manuelle Handhabung von Lasten
Repetitive Bewegungen/Arbeiten
Health effects
Rückenschmerzen oder -verletzungen
Erkrankungen der oberen Extremitäten
Nicht spezifizierte Muskel- und Skeletterkrankungen
Worker groups covered (vulnerable groups etc.)
Frauen
Prevention measures
Arbeitnehmerbeteiligung
Technische Maßnahmen, z. B. ergonomische Ausrüstung
Purpose of the material
Allgemeine Informationen
Sensibilisierung
Gefährdungsbeurteilung
Year
2022