title: Similarities between work related musculoskeletal disorders and slips, trips and falls.
abstract: Most occupational risks manifest themselves through movements performed at work, for example musculoskeletal disorders, slips, trips and falls. Research focusing on such risks often differentiates diseases from accidents. All these risks prove to be diffuse, widespread, emergent and devoid of an external harmful hazard, when analysed through their common vector, i.e. through the movements manifesting them. These characteristics have a strong impact on risk perception and on approaches necessary to ensure sustainable prevention. A participative search for local solutions to preventing these risks, integrating shared risk representation and several analysis levels, would seem helpful. A balance between defended and resilience-based conceptions of health and safety should be established. Research should also be extended to enhance in-depth understanding of controls impacting worker movements when performing a task, while safeguarding health and safety.
authors.affiliation: a Working Life Department, INRS - Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité , 1 rue du Morvan - CS 60027 - 54519, Vandoeuvre , France.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leclercq
authors.affiliation: a Working Life Department, INRS - Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité , 1 rue du Morvan - CS 60027 - 54519, Vandoeuvre , France.
authors.forename: Aude
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cuny-Guerrier
authors.affiliation: a Working Life Department, INRS - Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité , 1 rue du Morvan - CS 60027 - 54519, Vandoeuvre , France.
authors.forename: Clarisse
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaudez
authors.affiliation: a Working Life Department, INRS - Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité , 1 rue du Morvan - CS 60027 - 54519, Vandoeuvre , France.
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aublet-Cuvelier
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011322:Primary Prevention; D017751:Safety Management
keywords: movement; musculoskeletal disorders; occupational injuries; slips trips and falls; sustainable prevention