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motion of activities to prevent musculoskeletal disorders ohranjanje in krepitev zdravja | maintaining and promoting health
and psychosocial risks in the workplace
Dorjana Zerbo Šporin1, Ticijana Prijon2, Nejc Šarabon1
1 University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
2 National institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Trubarjeva 2,
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and psychosocial risks (PRs) in
the workplace are the main cause of absence from work. The incidence of MS�-
Ds and PRs in Slovenia has been on the rise, thus resulting in the increase in the
average duration of absence from work for health reasons. International stud-
ies also confirm that Slovenian workers are exposed to the PRs (stress and oth-
er psychosocial hazard, etc.) that may have an adverse impact on their health.
Moreover, Slovenia has yet to implement holistic activities and establish tools
for preventing or reducing the incidence of work-related MSDs and PRs. The
European guidelines recommend prevention as the most important element
for managing and eliminating work-related MSDs and PRs.
Methods: The promotion of activities to prevent MSDs and PRs in the work-
place is addressed by our ongoing project, run jointly by the National Institute
of Public Health and the University of Primorska, the Faculty of Health Science.
The project aims to implement a holistic approach and a range of systemat-
ic activities which should help reduce the incidence of work-related MSDs and
PRs, as well as the economic, socio-economic, and social impact of the grow-
ing number of cases in Slovenia.
Results: The research project will be conducted in three phases. In the first
phase an analysis of the incidence of the most common MSDs and PRs in the
workplace in various activities will be carried out based on the health statistics.
The results of the analysis will be then used in the second phase of the proj-
ect to develop an online interactive tool, with individual sections containing
descriptions of particular health issues, aetiology and epidemiology of specif-
ic MSDs and PRs, and appropriate ergonomic, psychosocial and kinesiological
interventions for prevention and management of MSDs and PRs in the work-
place. The third phase of the project will be devoted to the promotion of the
project activities and the encouragement of the target groups to use the avail-
able tools, designed to reduce the risk of MSDs and PRs in the workplace and
to manage their consequences. The project is focussed on all workers, employ-
ers, and related professionals.
Discussion and conclusions: The project itself will identify the incidence of MS-
Ds and PRs in relation to a specific job characteristics. Based on the analysis of
employee health-related data in Slovenia, the project is directly aimed at pre-
venting and managing MSDs and PRs among workers. The project therefore
constitutes a direct link between the actual prevalence of the most common
MSDs and PRs affecting workers in Slovenia, and the possible preventive and
other measures to manage and control them.
Key words: musculoskeletal disorders, psychosocial risks factors in the
workplace, prevention, promotion
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and psychosocial risks in the workplace
Dorjana Zerbo Šporin1, Ticijana Prijon2, Nejc Šarabon1
1 University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
2 National institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Trubarjeva 2,
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and psychosocial risks (PRs) in
the workplace are the main cause of absence from work. The incidence of MS�-
Ds and PRs in Slovenia has been on the rise, thus resulting in the increase in the
average duration of absence from work for health reasons. International stud-
ies also confirm that Slovenian workers are exposed to the PRs (stress and oth-
er psychosocial hazard, etc.) that may have an adverse impact on their health.
Moreover, Slovenia has yet to implement holistic activities and establish tools
for preventing or reducing the incidence of work-related MSDs and PRs. The
European guidelines recommend prevention as the most important element
for managing and eliminating work-related MSDs and PRs.
Methods: The promotion of activities to prevent MSDs and PRs in the work-
place is addressed by our ongoing project, run jointly by the National Institute
of Public Health and the University of Primorska, the Faculty of Health Science.
The project aims to implement a holistic approach and a range of systemat-
ic activities which should help reduce the incidence of work-related MSDs and
PRs, as well as the economic, socio-economic, and social impact of the grow-
ing number of cases in Slovenia.
Results: The research project will be conducted in three phases. In the first
phase an analysis of the incidence of the most common MSDs and PRs in the
workplace in various activities will be carried out based on the health statistics.
The results of the analysis will be then used in the second phase of the proj-
ect to develop an online interactive tool, with individual sections containing
descriptions of particular health issues, aetiology and epidemiology of specif-
ic MSDs and PRs, and appropriate ergonomic, psychosocial and kinesiological
interventions for prevention and management of MSDs and PRs in the work-
place. The third phase of the project will be devoted to the promotion of the
project activities and the encouragement of the target groups to use the avail-
able tools, designed to reduce the risk of MSDs and PRs in the workplace and
to manage their consequences. The project is focussed on all workers, employ-
ers, and related professionals.
Discussion and conclusions: The project itself will identify the incidence of MS-
Ds and PRs in relation to a specific job characteristics. Based on the analysis of
employee health-related data in Slovenia, the project is directly aimed at pre-
venting and managing MSDs and PRs among workers. The project therefore
constitutes a direct link between the actual prevalence of the most common
MSDs and PRs affecting workers in Slovenia, and the possible preventive and
other measures to manage and control them.
Key words: musculoskeletal disorders, psychosocial risks factors in the
workplace, prevention, promotion
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