This poster presents exercises to move joints that have remained static and to improve blood circulation. It is especially intended to workers in a professional kitchen.

The meat idustry is a labour-intensive industry. Workers are dealing with manual handling of heavy loads of meat at high frequency. They work under pressure to maintain high rates of work, performing stressful repetitive motions combined with awkward postures. These and many other factors can...

This guide proposes possible solutions to guide you in the implementation of MSD prevention actions in the professional kitchen. Many illustrations and practical advice.

This websites provides different assessments, both on physical as well as psychosocial hazards in order to prevent MSDs. The assessments are categorised in assessment in the Hospitality Industry, the Baking Industry, the Meat Industry and Food Production and Beverage Industry

The objective of the "Ergo-Guide concept" was to qualify workers in the field of ergonomics so that they can identify ergonomic problems (e.g. awkward posture and movement) at the workplaces, systematically analyse the ergonomic hazards and help to find solutions to prevent MSDs. More than 250...

Manual handling is an important risk in the food and catering industry. This checklist is meant to raise the issue in meetings of the company's OSH committee (ASA) and to stimulate a discussion about measures to prevent health risks of workers due to manual handling.