Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This article presents the primary cause for MSDs in nursing: patient handling tasks such as lifting, transferring, and repositioning of patients
Type Guides & Tools
Dánia
LanguageDanish
ProviderIndustry community for the working environment for welfare and public administration
This guide is a brief overview of what it means to be a transfer counsellor in the social and health field. It is intended as an introduction to new supervisors and employees. The workplaces in the field are very diverse and range from large hospitals to smaller institutions to the elderly care in...
Type Guides & Tools
Svájc
LanguageGerman, French, Italian
ProviderSUVA
This brochure for professionals in the help and care industry can be used for the selection of ergonomic equipment. The instructions provided in this document are helpful to find the adequate aids and measures to avoid physical stress.
Type Guides & Tools
Dánia
LanguageDanish
ProviderIndustry community for the working environment for welfare and public administration
This is an instrument to develop the practice of moving people at the workplace that focuses not just on specific techniques and technical aids, but on other aspects of the process and culture at the workplace, e.g. the attitude towards health, support from colleagues, understanding of cooperation...
Type Guides & Tools
Dánia
LanguageDanish
ProviderIndustry community for the working environment for welfare and public administration
This tool describes the key elements of good transfer of people and the prerequisites for using them. The booklet describes basic principles for good transfer, the use of assistive devices and roles in the transfer, as well as methods such as the transfer pyramid, the transfer flower and the...
Type Visual resources
Spanyolország
LanguageSpanish
ProviderNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (INSST)
The video shows solutions to prevent back problems while performing care tasks in a hospital.
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 E-Fact explains why HORECA workers are at risk of developing MSDs. Their jobs, for example, often involve prolonged standing and working in awkward postures. Much of their work is physically demanding, stressful and involves long working hours. Employers need to adapt prevention and...
