This leaflet supports employers, managers and supervisors to instruct their workers to lift and carry loads with the right and ergonomic technique.

Loading and unloading of vehicles are activities which heighten the chance of workplace injuries. Manual handling includes lifting, but also usually climbing, pushing, and pulling, all of which pose the risk of injury to the back. In many cases there is a lack of the necessary training and tools...

How do you load or unload vehicles in your company? Is manual loading and unloading carried out safely in your company? This checklist provides tips and helps you to manage risk during loading and unloading procedures.

“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...

This booklet is intended to help you to identify ergonomic risk factors in the workplace and to implement control measures if necessary. It provides suggestions and help to maintain the health and employability of your workers and thus the success of your company in the long term. In the annex you...

This Guide is provided by the International Social Security Association (ISSA) to support Mmall and Medium Sized Enterprises to carry out a risk assessment. It is intended to conform to the requirement for a risk assessment during operations with manual load handling.

Health care has been identified as an environment exposed to physical strain. Health care workers are exposed to ergonomic risks such as heavy loads when handling of immobile patients. The Austrian Labor Inspectorate has summarized good practical examples from the health sector in a report. You will...