Firefighting is dangerous work. Among others firefighters perform strenuous muscular work: they must climb stairs and ladders, carry and use heavy equipment, often above their head or in awkward positions, and they may be called upon to perform difficult rescue operations and handling victims...

The German Social Accident Insurance for Trade and Distribution of Goods BGHW awards innovative ideas in the field of occupational safety and health. The company "Reifen Müller" a service for car tires was awarded for an overall concept to lighten the loads for their workers. Changing car tires can...

Forklift truck drivers seldom hear instructions like: Take care of the position of your hips and knees, adjust your seat correctly. However, to adjust the seat in an ergonomic position is important for the driver's health and safety. This film provided by the German Social Accident Insurance for...

Lack of exercise, incorrect or awkward postures, stress - many factors can cause painful neck tension. In this video, Prof. Ingo Froböse and Freya Füllgraebe from the German Sport University in Cologne show you five simple exercises. You can participate right away. Join in - now!

“Workplace health promotion” in SMEs. The prevention initiative “Feel good” in the Tschirna mining company shows how work place health promotion can be implemented in a small company with employer's engagement and support of the Social Accident Insurance . The work in the mining company is...

Stay fit - with compensatory exercises. The film shows compensatory exercises for workers in agriculture, forestry and horticulture. It shows how the exercises can be integrated to the workingday with real working situations. The exercises can be done during breaks, in between and without great...

Ergo break is a special work-related training concept for forest workers. The compensatory exercises can be done on site in the forest without great effort or interruption of the work-flow. ergo break is tailored to the physical work of forest workers. Just a few minutes for health promotion brings...