Preventing overexertion and MSDs: keys and tools, in a day in Almansa

Fraternidad-Muprespa held a conference on the 15th aimed at providing solutions to companies and mutual workers for the identification, evaluation, awareness and prevention of overexertion and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). 

The Business Innovation Center in Almansa, the Regional Institute of Safety and Health of Castilla-La Mancha, the Almansa City Council, represented by  Matilde Cuenca, Councilor for Personnel, and the Footwear and Related Association (ASPROFA), in whose facilities the day was held.

Fraternidad-Muprespa was represented by Juan Antonio Moreno, Provincial Director of the Mutua in Albacete, and Carlos Plaza, director of the Almansa Delegation, in addition to Ana Jaen, prevention technique. 

Francisco Hernandez, of ASPROFA, welcomed the day and gave way to the intervention of Nicolas Merino, Provincial Director of the Ministry of Economy, Business and Employment of Albacete. Subsequently,Jesus Oliver, Head of the Health and Safety Service of Albacete, gave a presentation dedicated to explaining how to carry out preventive action against overexertion and MSDs after identifying and evaluating them, detailing the different evaluation methods and describing preventive measures to avoid exposure to said risks. 

Edmé González-Vadillo, Provincial Director of Quirónprevención, then intervened to present the different ergonomic studies that can be carried out in companies to evaluate musculoskeletal disorders and by FEDA María Llanos Martínez  y Begoña Celada, Occupational Risk Prevention techniques, shared a program of advice, dissemination and dissemination of occupational risk prevention in the company. 

Finally Ana Jaén, Occupational Risk Prevention consultant at Fraternidad-Muprespa   in Albacete   presented the new Workshop on Advanced Techniques with Virtual Reality against Overexertion and MSDs. With this tool that the Mutua has, attendees were able to see and try the immersive experience simulating real situations.