This guidance provides information on correct postures, movements and exercise in the workplace to prevent back pain.

This brochure is aimed at construction workers and addresses biomechanical overload of the spine. It contains risk sheets by job, by production sector and by individual work tasks.

The 60 risk sheets contain a description of the task, with an indication of any machinery/equipment in use, providing an estimate of the risk of biomechanical overload for the right and left upper limbs. The evaluation method applied is the OCRA Check-list. For each task, different work scenarios are hypothesized and evaluated and some of the possible prevention and protection measures, which are simple to implement, are proposed.

This guide contains basic information and instructions on protecting workers from the risk of injuries and spinal injuries at work.

This publication for Slovenian workers in 2007 is a part of two related campaigns to prevent musculoskeletal disorders in the European trade unions and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work in Bilbao. In this publication, the European trade unions include the true causes of musculoskeletal disorders, in addition to mechanical stress, and the modern organization of work. The resulting intensification of work, even in countries with developed ergonomics, causes a sharp increase in musculoskeletal diseases of workers.

Handbook for the detection, evaluation and elimination of ergonomic risks in the workplace. The manual outlines the basic procedures and recommendations for quickly and easily identifying those ergonomic risks in the workplace that can lead to so-called musculoskeletal disorders. Also, this guide shows and explains the approach for quantitative evaluation of the risks of the occurrence of MSDs. 

This booklet gives information about physical activity and preventing sedentary behaviour in the work environment. It contains information about the health effects as well as practical tips in order to stay physically active during work.

This website provides information about physiological norms and rules for manual handling of weights. It gives insights in the correct European law on this topic.