Type Guides & Tools
Tyskland
LanguageGerman
ProviderGerman Social Accident Insurance - DGUV
One of the major injury risks for retail workers and cashiers is musculoskeletal disorders, which includes back pain, sprains, strains, and soreness. In a well-designed workplace, the worker has the opportunity to choose from among a variety of well-balanced working positions and to change between...
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Tyskland
LanguageGerman
ProviderGerman Social Accident Insurance for the Administrative Sector VBG
People working in offices spend the largest part of their working time in a sitting position, i.e. a posture causing considerable strain. Injuries resulting from sitting for long periods are a serious occupational health and safety problem. The quality of office chairs is of great importance for...
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Tyskland
LanguageGerman
Providergerman Social insurance for agriculture, forestry and horticulture - SVLFG
This brochure published by the German Social Insurance for agriculture, forestry and horticulture - SVLFG is intended to workers in agriculture to recognise physical stress factors and if possible to reduce or prevent them. To “take the burden off their shoulders” and thus positively influence...
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Tyskland
LanguageGerman
ProviderDeutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung
This campaign on preventing MSDs in the back consists of several behavioural prevention approaches to reduce work-related back strain. This campaign consists of posters, videos with exercises, and fact sheets, all of which are accessible from this website.
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Italien
LanguageItalian
ProviderINAIL
This brochure is aimed at workers and their safety representatives with the aim of raising awareness and involving everyone in the prevention of MSDs, both through proper individual behaviour, respectful of their own health and that of others, and to ask the employer for appropriate instructions...
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Island
LanguageIcelandic
ProviderAdministration of Occupational Safety and Health
This brochure related to ergonomics is intended to help reduce and prevent MSDs at the workplace.
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Tyskland
LanguageGerman
ProviderBG BAU
This booklet provides some information about the origin of back pain and back disorders. That gives 10 tips on lifting techniques, posture and specific exercise to strengthen and/or stretch the back in order to prevent back pain.