Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
Body mapping is a technique to gain information about hazards and ill-health effects in work. The results of using this data-gathering and reporting technique can be fed into the risk assessment and subsequent used to review processes. One of the main reasons this should be promoted is that body...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageDanish, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Dutch, Finnish
ProviderChrodis Plus
Chrodis Plus Chronic diseases and employment Workbox includes 2 elements: a training toolkit and a toolkit for workplaces. Its practical resources support workplaces to: measure, evaluate and strengthen the inclusiveness of workplaces and the work ability of employees with chronic conditions;...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageBulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, International, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
ProviderEU OSHA
This checklist includes questions on working postures of the back and neck, arms and hands, legs during sitting and standing tasks. It also gives examples of the type of action at a technical, organisational and individual level that can be put in place to prevent or reduce the risks caused by...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This article focuses on the use of hazard mapping regarding hazards related to MSDs. Hazard mapping is a form of worker participation that concerns marking hazards at work stations on a map. Hazard mapping can be applied to various issues, such as work safety, working with chemicals, exposure to...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
The report highlights the main issues and aims to provide a well-founded evidence base, helping policy makers, actors at enterprise and sector level, as well as researchers and those who record, prevent and compensate occupational diseases in the European Union to set the agenda for the next years.
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This articles shows how movement and exercise are an important part of tackling a sedentary lifestyle and an important musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) prevention measure. It includes practical tips.
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This articles presents the several risk factors that make manual handling of loads hazardous and increase the risk of injury.