Type Guides & Tools
Německo
LanguageGerman
ProviderGerman Social Accident Isurance for the construction industry - BG BAU
The German Social Accident Isurance for the construction industry BG BAU has set up an information platform for ergonomic equipment, tools and machines. It is meant to provide ideas and information about products that can reduce physical stress and prevent work related musculoskeletal dieseases.
Type Guides & Tools
USA
LanguageEnglish
ProviderOregon Occupational Safety and Health (Oregon OSHA)
Information about how shoulder and neck injuries develop in construction workers and what techniques can be used in order to avoid these.
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Švédsko
LanguageSwedish
ProviderSwedish Work Environment Authority
This brochure provides information about counteracting load damage and load accidents in the construction industry. It will help employers, employees, safety representatives, builders and projectors to prevent the risks.
Type Guides & Tools
Nizozemsko
LanguageDutch
ProviderVolandis
Workers in the construction industry perform physically demanding work. The physical strain is often high. This can lead to complaints to the neck, shoulder and back, and thus even to sickness absence and disability. Almost half of the absenteeism in the construction industry is caused by these...
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Švýcarsko
LanguageGerman
ProviderSwiss Accident Insurance - SUVA
construction workers who work for a long time in a kneeling position are at risk of developing chronic knee problems. This leaflet provides a list of ergonomic knee protectors and helps you to decide on the right knee protection equipment for your work.
Type Guides & Tools
Nizozemsko
LanguageDutch
ProviderVolandis
Tools to lighten the work in construction are described in several tools, in the 'arbocatalogi' ( a catalogue of practical measures customised to the specificities of the construction sector) and on the website of Volandis. In order to make sure users use the tools in the right way, behavioural...
Type Guides & Tools, Case study
Německo
LanguageGerman
ProviderGerman Social Accident Isurance for the construction industry - BG BAU
Workers who work for a long time in a kneeling position are at risk of developping knee problems. This leaflet gives information about knee pads and provides tips on how to prevent knee problems.
