Are you looking for information on telework? This toolkit has a double objective: to better inform you about telework and to provide you with practical tools to adopt it, whether you are an employer or a worker.
As a consequence of the COVID-19 crisis, millions of workers across Europe and beyond have been required to stay home and work from there, and there are expectation that this practice will stay in place still for a while as a mean to contain the...
Are you looking for information on telework? This toolkit has a double objective: to better inform you about telework and to provide you with practical tools to adopt it, whether you are an employer or a worker.
A lack of exercise and working conditions with non-ergonomic postures can lead to musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs). This booklet presents simple exercises, that can be performed at your workplace or at home without any equipment tools and hassle. The exercises help you to activate the cardiovascular system, to mobilise, strengthen, stretch and relaxe your body.
This leaflet presents ergonomic issues for podiatrists, beauticians and masseurs in order to ensure safety and health at work also with regad to the ageing workforce. The content of this brochure icludes the professional groups of tattooists, piercers, nail designers and permanent make-up beauticians.
The design of a hotel reception is often designed for the hotel guests. A comfortable height and good contact with the staff are important. This leaflet presents a design for of a reception area that takes this into account and at the same time is ergonomically designed for the employees.
Many of the workrelated injuries and illnesses experienced by grocery store workers are musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), such as back injuries and sprains or strains that may develop from various factors. The service counter is mainly designed for the customer: In order to be able to present a large range of goods, the counters are designed with a large surfaces and workers have to lean far forward and work in awkward positions. This leaflet presents tips and infomation on how to desing ergonomic grocery service counter.
KarLA is a German information system for noise and vibration parameters of motor vehicles, self-propelled mobile work machines and hand-held work equipment. KarLA offers a comprehensive service section, including tools for risk assessment (e.g. exposure calculators for Hand-arm vibrations, whole-body-vibratios and noise).
Hand-arm vibration or HAV is a widespread hazard for employees in many industries and occupations. Hand-held power tools, hand-guided powered equipment or powered machines which process hand-held materials transmit vibration into the hands and arms of workers and may cause hand-arm vibration syndrome or carpal tunnel syndrome. This checklists supports employers to assess and control the risk of hand-arm vibrations.
Whole-body vibrations can lead to severe health problems such as spinal diseases. This guideline deals with the whole-body vibrations that occur when driving forklifts and other means of transport in the food and beverage industry. The brochure is meant to support you in performing the risk assessment and helps you to decide on prevention measures for whole-body vibrations.