This guide presents the risks factors related to the manual handling of loads, the biomechanical principles of safety and economy of effort, and how to use the body.

Traditionally the collecting of fruits was performed using mobile ladders (extension ladders and double sided step ladders). The efficiency of the collection process was very low and the risk to accidents and health problems to the workers was very high. Simultaneously to reduce workload on the...

This factsheet provides information about the adoption of correct ergonomic postures at the workplace

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...

In this manual, an introduction to ergonomics is introduced, some musculoskeletal disorders and their causes are described, as well as the basic ergonomic design principles of a job. Its goal is to help workers recognize and, on the other hand, cope with the problems arising from the bad design of...

This guide provides useful information and good practices on manual handling in the field of companies operating in the retail sector.

Provision of useful information and good practices on manual handling in the field of companies operating in the construction sector, for supporting the national campaign implemented in the framework of the European SLIC campaign on “Manual handling”, 2007-2008