This leaflet provides information on how to recognise and prevent upper limb musculoskeletal disorders.

 The quick safety talk developped by the Social Accident Insurance for the Food and Catering Industry supports employers to train and remind workers that health and safety are important on their job. Funny pictures show different situation and solutions at workplaces and help workers to recognise and control hazards. In the end, the workers can test their knowledge with a search picture showing "false" situations. The quick safety talk "office work with display screen" provides five lessons:

The quick safety talk developped by the Social Accident Insurance for the Food and Catering Industry supports employers to train and remind workers that health and safety are important on their job. Funny pictures show different situation and solutions at workplaces and help workers to recognise and control hazards. In the end, the workers can test their knowledge with a search picture showing "false" situations. The quick safety talk "pushing and pulling" provides five lessons:

The quick safety talk developped by the Social Accident Insurance for the Food and Catering Industry supports employers to train and remind workers that health and safety are important on their job. Funny pictures show different situation and solutions at workplaces and help workers to recognise and control hazards. It is easy to use and to understand. In the end, the workers can test their knowledge with a search picture showing "false" situations. 

The quick safety talk  "carrying and lifting" provides five lessons:

Most office jobs are dependent on the use of computers. As an employer, you must protect your workers from the health risks of working with display screen equipment, such as PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. This checklist helps you to select the right work furniture, keybord, mouse and screen for a safe and ergonomic work with display screen equipment. 

Manual handling of loads can lead to discomfort, pain or injury to the musculoskeletal system. The website of the Austrian Labour Inspectorate provides tips and links to usefull tools such as the German Key Indicator Methods for lifting, holding, carrying and pushing, pulling.

Manual handling operations involve lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving of a load by the hands or through the application of bodily force. Manual handling of loads can lead to discomfort, pain or injury to the musculoskeletal system. In the course of campaigns related to manual handling of loads carried out by the Austrian Labor Inspectorate and the Austrian Transport Labor Inspectorate, good practice examples were collected and published.