Apprentices account for 25,000 occupational accidents per year, including three year, including three fatal cases. This situation can and must be avoided. prevented. Apprentices are new to the profession and to the company.company. They need the support of trainers and supervisors. supervisors. It...

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...

FCOS Learning Modules are easily accessible and entertaining, they will help you to check and consolidate your knowledge of the basics in safety and health protection at work. One of the learning modules is about ergonomics in office work.

This movie presents the recommended methods for lifting and carrying loads correctly. It allows to increase awareness among employees and show them how to carry a load while protecting their backs. A PowerPoint presentation (link available at the bottom of the page) accompanies the film and can also...

A series of short videos (in the chapters of the FCOS Box) shows how to ensure greater safety in the office, including ergonomics, and which factors need to be considered to achieve this. Each chapter contains practical tips and they are also downloadable as pdf.

This website presents videos from the research titled Handling - comparing ways between experts and novices. The videos demonstrate that the experts adopt different postures from those of the novices during handling tasks. These videos can be used to help employees in the correct ways of handling of...

A good physical condition reduces the risk of injuries while performin sports, activities in leisure time or at work. Therefore SUVA has developed various fitness programs. The exercises are meant for people sitting all the day to train their muscular strength, balance and flexibility and to prevent...