FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

The same job can hide a different injury risk for women

Swedish inspectors trace the split to task allocation and resources, revealing why one workplace risk assessment can miss who carries the strain.

A warehouse worker in Sweden packs two orange containers into an open cardboard box.
Magnus Fröderberg / Nordic Co-operation via Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.5 DK

Women on a warehouse line may spend the shift packing while male colleagues move pallets and drive forklifts. The job title can look shared even when repetition changes where injury builds.

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