The aim of this article is to provide a guide for the selection of easy-to-use, usable and research-based assessment tools for the assessment of risk for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) during the SLIC Campaign 2022 ‘Healthy Workplaces Lighten the load’.

This checklist includes questions on working postures of the back and neck, arms and hands, legs during sitting and standing tasks. It also gives examples of the type of action at a technical, organisational and individual level that can be put in place to prevent or reduce the risks caused by...

The film shows the most important lifting and carrying techniques in a simple and understandable way for everyone. Employees learn how they can protect their backs when handling loads. The film is also useful for occupational training and practical instructions at work.

This short film presents the risks involved when working at home in poor conditions such as working on your sofa, on your bed, or on an unsuitable table.The video then presents in a very understandable way the simple arrangements that can be made to prevent the risks of MSDs during teleworking.

Films with pause exercises to do during the working day to prevent disorders of the muscular system. There are short films for individual exercises, that can be done when sitting or standing.

This website gives advice on how to organize your office space and provides a movie on how to adjust your office work place.

This short, wordless video (apart from the title in Spanish) provides basic advice and tips on improvising to make using a laptop at home more ergonomic, for example in the context of sudden home working enforced by Covid-19. It also provides tips for children. Also relevant to non-teleworkers who...