Many people feel physically and mentally stressed after an eight-hour day working on a desk and a display screen. Musculoskeletal problems mainly arise when the display screen and workstation are not ergonomically designed, set correctly and the people are sitting all day without moving around. This...

The film is part of a campaign 'Jugend-will-sich-er-leben' (Youth want to push limits - but not beyond safety) to raise awareness for safety and health at work among apprentices. Steffi is trainee in an administrative office. She knows how to sit in the right position and how toprevent backproblems...

Prolonged work on a computer workplace can lead to frequent muscle aches and nerve pain unless a few guidelines are followed. You can work more comfortably and safely if you incorporate ergonomics into your work environment. Do you know the right answers? Decide on the following statements: Right or...

Manual handling is an important risk in the food and catering industry. This checklist is meant to raise the issue in meetings of the company's OSH committee (ASA) and to stimulate a discussion about measures to prevent health risks of workers due to manual handling.

Keeping an entire company activ and in motion is not easy and requires commitment but also the willingness of the company management. For the company “Schäferkalk” prevention and company health promotion activities are top priority. A seminar with a sports mentaltrainer was launched. Sport...

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...