Nine organisations have been honoured with a European Good Practice Award for helping to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) - the most common form of work-related illness in Europe. Across the EU, 25% of workers complain of backache and 23% report muscular pains.rnThe winners (see box) were announced at the closing event of the lighten the Load' campaign, organised by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). The campaign aimed to promote an integrated approach to tackling MSDs while also helping workers affected by them continue in work. It complements the EU's new strategy for health and safety at work (2007-2012) which targets occupational ill health and aims to cut, by a quarter, work-related accidents across the EU.rnEU-OSHA has also published a report setting out the latest scientific evidence on the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders.
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