by Brianna Crandall — November 30, 2016 — EUROGIP recently published the results of a new study regarding the recognition of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) as occupational diseases in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. EUROGIP is a French organization that studies issues relating to insurance and prevention of accidents at work and occupational diseases at the European and international level.
The report is organized around:
- An exhaustive overview of MSDs likely to be recognized as occupational diseases and the factors that are taken into account for this recognition;
- Four case studies that are representative of MSDs frequently affecting workers that illustrate national insurance regulations and practices regarding recognition and compensation;
- Comparative incidence rate statistics enabling assessment of the quantity of MSDs compensated by each of the countries and their evolution over the period 2007-2014.
Musculoskeletal Disorders: What Recognition as Occupational Diseases? A Study on 10 European Countries is available for free download from the EUROGIP Web site.
