WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS: Prevalence, Costs and Demographics in the EU

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders remain the most common work-related health problem in the European Union. Besides the effects on workers themselves, they lead to high costs to enterprises and society.

This European Agency for Safety and Health at Work report aims to give an updated overview of the current European situation as regards musculoskeletal disorders, and a detailed insight into the causes and circumstances behind work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

This report pulls together and analyses existing data from the main EU surveys and administrative data.