This brochures deals with the safety and health of nursery school teachers working in day-care centers. They often are exposed to ergonomic stress at work. Lifting and carrying children, sitting on small chairs and other awkward working postures e.g. when dressing up children. This information...

Lifting and carrying heavy loads, working in awkward postures and performing repetitive movements with increased physical efforts can damage the health of your back, joints and muscles. This information sheet shows how you can prevent musculoskeletal disorders in the construction industry.

The German Social Accident Insurance for Trade and Distribution of Goods BGHW awards innovative ideas in the field of occupational safety and health. The company "Reifen Müller" a service for car tires was awarded for an overall concept to lighten the loads for their workers. Changing car tires can...

Forklift truck drivers seldom hear instructions like: Take care of the position of your hips and knees, adjust your seat correctly. However, to adjust the seat in an ergonomic position is important for the driver's health and safety. This film provided by the German Social Accident Insurance for...

Healthy, efficient and motivated employees are key to your company's success. By promoting workplace health and creating a positive and healthy workplace for your employees, your company benefits not only the company, but the employee as well. As an employer, there are many Healtthings you can do to...

“Workplace health promotion” in SMEs. The prevention initiative “Feel good” in the Tschirna mining company shows how work place health promotion can be implemented in a small company with employer's engagement and support of the Social Accident Insurance . The work in the mining company is...

The Erik Walther company (Erik Walther GmbH und CO.KG, Germany) is a medium-sized enterprise for mineral oils, fuels, gases and other energy sources. One business area is the sale of liquefied gases, which includes the refill of gasbottles. Each bottle weights 22 kg. Every day, up to 10,000 kg had...