In the context of Covid-19, the resources on this webpage include a short video on how to set up your workstation that provides suggestions for improving how you can improve the ergonomics.

The UK legislative framework addressing MSDs has been in place for nearly 40 years, and the policy approach is to inform and enable employers, encouraging them to address risks. The strategy under discussion is the latest in a series of initiatives stretching back 20 years. MSDs are addressed under...

The Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) is a tool aimed at employers, health and safety managers and safety representatives and is used by health and safety inspectors. The tool will help you assess the most common risk factors in lifting (and lowering), carrying and team handling operations and...

This book is for all employers in the food and drink industries whose work might be putting their employees’ muscles and joints at risk of damage. It shows simple and cost-effective ways of reducing both acute and chronic injuries – the solutions described were successful answers to actual problems...

This leaflet describes what employers and others who have control of manual handling activities may need to do to protect their employees in the workplace. It will also be useful to employees and their representatives.

This leaflet describes what an employer may need to do to protect his employees from the risk of injury through manual handling tasks in the workplace. It will also be useful to employees and their representatives, because the leaflet also gives examples on how to correctly handle loads.

This brochure includes special checklists for investigating work safety issues and ergonomics. The aim is to serve as a tool for those who deal with occupational safety and ergonomics, and especially for safety engineers, in order to better assess occupational risk. Some of the tools presented were...