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...

This PPT provides information about the importance of ergonomics in occupational health prevention.

The publication give details about occupational diseases caused by working in the light industry, and provides information about the prevention options.

Leaflet giving advice on how to handle loads. It gives scores for different ways on how to handle loads, showing the reader the best and the worst ways to handle loads.

The purpose of this publication is to prevent musculoskeletal disorders, raise awareness of major diseases and risk factors, and to communicate to employers the positive impact of disease prevention measures. These may include physical strain, health hazards, avoidance or reduction of unnecessary...

This Guide is provided by the International Social Security Association (ISSA) to support Mmall and Medium Sized Enterprises to carry out a risk assessment. It is intended to conform to the requirement for a risk assessment during operations with manual load handling.

The purpose of this brochure is to help employers to do a risk assessment on the manual handling of loads.