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...

In 2017 Osalan, the Basque Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, with the support of Emakunde, the Basque Women ’ s Institute, developed a gender-sensitive risk-prevention toolkit with the aim of raising awareness among all workers, employers and prevention service experts of the sexual...

Exposure to vibrations may affect human beings in a variety of ways.The harmful effects of vibrating tools or machines have long since been known but are still frequently underestimated. This Guide for Risk Assessment is about hazards arising from whole-body and hand-arm vibrations. It is meant to...

The E-Fact explains the steps of the risk assessment process, including identifying hazards and evaluating risks. It also includes two case studies on preventing harm and a checklist of the most common hazards associated with the use of cleaning equipment.

This E-Fact explains why HORECA workers are at risk of developing MSDs. Their jobs, for example, often involve prolonged standing and working in awkward postures. Much of their work is physically demanding, stressful and involves long working hours. Employers need to adapt prevention and...

REDI is a non-profit network association whose members include some of the largest Spanish companies and multinationals located in Spain. REDI has developed a number of activities to foster an inclusive and respectful environment in organisations, helping to eradicate socio-cultural prejudices and...

Ergonomics Portal is a webpage which aims to gather all the information from INSST related to this discipline (such as methods and instruments, publications, legal regulations, training activities, etc.), ordered according to environmental factors and workload related factors. It also provides...