The Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC) of the European Union is organising a special workplace inspection campaign to take measures to prevent the risks of musculoskeletal strain among workers for the year 2022. The campaign involves the inspectors of all the competent labour inspection authorities of the Member States of the European Union. The campaign is implemented in cooperation between the SLIC Commission and the European Organisation for Safety and Health at Work (EU OSHA).
In Cyprus, the campaign is implemented by the inspectors of the Labour Inspection Department in workplaces which fall within the following sectors of economic activity:
- Food and Beverage Industries, and
- Transport and Industrial Storage, including Courier Services.
This campaign is being conducted in Cyprus during the period April - June 2022. The campaign uses the common questionnaire of the SLIC Committee for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) in the Workplace.
In order to provide appropriate information to every employer/self-employed person, as well as to assist them in complying with the Occupational Safety and Health legislation, the following information material has been prepared:
- Summary Guidelines for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) through Occupational Safety and Health procedures. The text in Greek is available on the website of the European Commission for the campaign.
- Model Action Plan for the Management of Safety and Health at Work (MSD Prevention Campaign). The text in Greek is available on the website of the European Commission for the campaign.
Furthermore, any employer (or his/her representative) can be informed about the issues of prevention of MSDs at work via the Department's website. The section "Policy Areas", sub-section "Occupational Safety and Health", option "Manual Handling of Loads (HMW)" of the website contains useful information as well as the HMW assessment forms using the KIM method to assess the risk of causing MSDs to workers and to take measures to minimize it. The relevant link on the website is as follows. mail (ykoudounaris@dli.mlsi.gov.cy).
(MB/IC)
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