This tool is intended to provide technical contents of information, training and good practices for the prevention of occupational risks (ergonomic and psychosocial) in care centres for dependent persons. The potential users of this tool are responsible for the management of care centres for dependent persons in the Valencian Community. Occupational risk prevention technicians who carry out activities in care centres for dependent persons. Workers in care centres for dependent persons. It includes many resources for training, prevention and also case studies. 

 Informative guide to identify risk factors and adopt prevention measures at work. Prevention in this area is based on the ergonomic design of workplaces and attention to psychosocial factors, as well as learning and maintaining correct postures and appropriate physical exercises. 

 

This tool is intended for workers, prevention managers and technicians to help them identify and address the main ergonomic risks existing in the sector of care for dependent persons. In order to face these risks, the publication includes, along with general recommendations and those related to each job, a self-help section with different techniques that the workers themselves can apply in their workplace in order to reduce the incidence of ergonomic risks (stretching and warm-up exercises) or psychosocial risks (relaxation and stress management techniques).

Ergo/IBV is a risk assessment software and design recommendations based on four items that make it unique: - Collect in a single application the most relevant ergonomic risk assessment methods on the market.-  help users to identify which method to use by means of an assistant to the selection of the evaluation method. - offer tools to support the design and redesign of the workplace.