Traditional nets are produced manually by operators at UAB Vonin Lithuania, a professional fishing equipment manufacturer, leading to musculoskeletal disorders. As the tasks could not be mechanised, the work was analysed to identify safe working techniques to reduce the loads on their body. As well...

This series of short informative case studies looks at a range of policy level initiatives across Europe and beyond aiming to prevent and manage work-related MSDs. The studies focus on achievements, factors contributing to their success and challenges encountered, and transferability to other...

This brochure is about what employers and employees are responsible for preventing injuries due to incorrect or inappropriate loads. It includes a checklist for helping identify risks.

This brochure provides information about counteracting load damage and load accidents in the construction industry. It will help employers, employees, safety representatives, builders and projectors to prevent the risks.

This free online course is about how to design work and technology on human terms. It is based on a textbook with the same name.

This is an app that allows to easily measure the load on an arm. The app gives direct answers on how an arm is loaded, angle on the arm and can easily be used to compare two different working methods. The results of the measurements are visible in the app and can be saved as a file that can be...

This document provides general information on preventing MSDs and presents different risk assessment methods. The purpose of these provisions on ergonomics for the prevention of MSDs is to order and design workplaces and tasks so as to prevent risks of health-endangering or unnecessarily fatiguing...