Physical stress at work, the first cause of job loss

Last year a total of 156,898 accidents at work were recorded due to physical overefforts resulting in a loss of work. The figure is somewhat lower than that of the previous year, when 164,876 (-4.8%) were reported. These figures were put on the table on a day organized by the National Institute of Safety and Health at Work (INSST) to present the update of the “Technical Guide for the assessment and prevention of risks arising from manual handlin…