Musculoskeletal Health

High ergonomic exposures in the working environment, fatigue and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are prevalent among many workers in physically demanding jobs in Denmark. The ‘National Strategy for Working Environment Research’ as well as the ‘Tripartite Agreement on Prioritised National Objectives for Working Environment Efforts’ of 2020 states that fewer people should be subjected to significant physical strains in the workplace. This research programme is intended to contribute to that aim.

Vision

Our vision is to contribute to an enhanced understanding of the prevention and development of solutions to the challenges associated to the ergonomic working environment and MSDs among workers in physically demanding jobs. Our aim is to do so through groundbreaking international research, dissemination and training courses targeting relevant workplaces.

With a view to ensuring that the research targets the key challenges, problems and potentials in this field, we will involve stakeholders as co-creation actors throughout the entire research process:

• from understanding, prioritisation, and concretisation of the specific challenge and potential,
• during the implementation of the research project,
• and in the dissemination and adoption of the research-based knowledge and tools to and among relevant actors.

Read the NFA's Research Programme for Musculoskeletal Health