25premus013 10.3205/25premus013 urn:nbn:de:0183-25premus0130 Meeting Abstract Sundstrup Sundstrup Emil E

The National Research Center for Work Environment, København, Denmark

author German Medical Science GMS Publishing House

Düsseldorf

610 20250909 engl This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Dieser Artikel ist ein Open-Access-Artikel und steht unter den Lizenzbedingungen der Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (Namensnennung). M0625 013 12th International Scientific Conference on the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders PREMUS 2025 Keynote SP 7 Tübingen 20250909 20250912 013 20251113The original publication listed an incorrect author. The author information has been replaced. TextMusculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) impose a substantial burden on populations, societies, healthcare systems, and workplaces worldwide. Despite decades of prevention efforts, MSDs and their overall burden remain high in the working population – particularly among workers in physically demanding jobs. There is a pressing need for workplace interventions that not only demonstrate effectiveness but are also tailored to real-world conditions and meaningful for workers and organizations in a changing world of work.Both musculoskeletal disorders and workplaces are highly complex, and multiple workplace-related factors across different organizational levels influence both the development of MSDs and the success of preventive efforts. This complexity must be acknowledged and addressed when developing, testing, and implementing adequate interventions. Without this contextual awareness, even promising approaches risk limited impact.This semi-plenary keynote is centered on workplace interventions to prevent MSDs among workers in physically demanding jobs. Drawing on intervention and review studies from our research group at the National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NFA), it takes a dive into workplaces – such as slaughterhouses, construction sites, eldercare, and childcare institutions – and presents examples of physical exercise programs, ergonomics, and multifaceted strategies.Along the way, the keynote will touch on both individualized prevention strategies and structurally anchored approaches, and emphasize the opportunity that lies in embedding interventions directly into how work is organized and planned, to drive sustainable improvements in employee health. Building on this, it will explore future potentials for promoting musculoskeletal health – including organizing and designing work to support health, the use of new technologies, and improving organizational health literacy. 0 0 0 0