Design of workplaces and work situations
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Design of workplaces and work situations
Conception des lieux et des situations de travail
Description
The prevention of occupational hazards, integrated from the very first phases of a design, rehabilitation or development project for a workplace or work situation, is always more effective and economical and promotes the company's overall performance. The aim of this brochure is to provide the client, as the person responsible for commissioning the work, and any other design actor (architects, preventionists, design offices, project managers in general), with the main elements of the approach, methods and knowledge useful for integrating the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. It is applicable to any type of project, whether industrial or tertiary
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Sector / Indrustry covered
Not sector specific
Hazards
Manual handling of loads
Poor work organisation
Health effects
MSDs unspecified
Worker groups covered (vulnerable groups etc.)
All (no specific group)
Prevention measures
Elimination of hazards
Technical measures e.g. ergonomic equipment
Reducing/minimising the risk by organisational measures, e.g. reducing the number of workers exposed, job rotation
Purpose of the material
Guidance
Target audience
All (no specific target audience)
Priority area
Prevention
Year
2021