Between mid-March 2022 and end of June 2022, the labour inspection (AD Supervision Well-being at Work) will carry out an inspection campaign in the Transport and courier activities and Food and beverage industry sectors to check how far ergonomics has been developed in the well-being policy of these companies and to raise awareness among them to address the prevention of health risks to the back and upper limbs. This campaign is taking place on the initiative of the SLIC (Senior Labour Inspection Committee) and will take place throughout Europe.
The 2019 European Company Survey on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER) shows that 65.5% of companies in the trade, transport, hospitality and recreation sectors believe that heavy loads need to be lifted or moved. 59.7% estimate the risk of consequences from repetitive movements of the upper limbs to be present. Employees in the transport and courier sector are therefore often exposed to physical strain, regardless of the tasks they perform. They often perform actions in unnatural postures, have to move heavy loads or sit for long periods in the driver's seat.
This survey also shows that 81.1% of companies in the industry believe that heavy loads need to be lifted or moved. 70% estimate the risk of consequences from repetitive movements of the upper limbs to be present. Employees in the meat and beverage industry are therefore often exposed to physical strain, regardless of the tasks they perform. They often perform actions in static postures, have to move heavy loads or perform repetitive work.
In addition to raising awareness among employers, this campaign aims to contribute to reducing the number of occupational diseases and work accidents, to respect for the work of employees and to make this work manageable in order to extend the duration of work under good conditions. In addition, this campaign aims to support internal and external prevention services.
