This short sheet gives 5 effective tips for designing your computer workstation
This short fact sheet gives 8 simple tips for healthy teleworking, with links to further advice.
This short fact sheet gives 8 simple tips for healthy teleworking, with links to further advice.
The Service Center Altenwerder (SCA) is a subsidiary of the HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder. The SCA service also includes the maintenance of around 100 spreaders. This is the name of the load handling attachment on the container handling equipment. There are bolts called twistlocks on the corners of the spreaders. Twistlocks are used to connect the container with the spreader. The twistlocks have to be cleaned and checked regularly. The twistlocks are very heavy, to assemble the parts, the twistlocker has to be fixed with one hand. This is extremely physical hard work.
The OSH experts of the hardware store toom developped together with an engeneer a tool to handle heavy wooden pannels. Conventional manual handling of the wooden pannels - removal from the shelf and transport to the cutting area - exposed the workers to manually lifting heavy loads and accident. The technical solution is a special panel transport trolley which can easily be used by one person. The transport trolley is electro-hydraulically driven. The handling and transport of heavy wood pannels is now easier and safer for all workers.
The Swedish Rheumatism Association and the Rheumatism District in Skåne held in connection with the International Rheumatism Day a conference about "The importance of early diagnosis and working life in rheumatic disease". This video shows speeches related to this topic.
Manufacturers of machines are required to minimise the strain, fatigue, and mental strain of machine operators, taking into account ergonomic principles already in place when designing the machine.
Staying fit at work: awkward and prolonged postures associated with lifting and moving patients - many work in health care can lead to back injuries. This poster shows you some exercises to prevent back injuries in health care.