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 Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Canada
LanguageFrench
ProviderInstitut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
The purpose of this document is to promote reflection, present strategies facilitating the application, by nursing staff, of practices for preventing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), and propose ways of supporting the implementation of these strategies. The document is presented in the form of...
Type Guides & Tools
Dánia
LanguageDanish
ProviderIndustry community for the working environment for welfare and public administration
This toolbox contains seven specific tools that can be used in the local MED / occupational health groups' work to prevent MSDs in municipalities, hospitals and regions.
Type Guides & Tools
Lengyelország
LanguagePolish
ProviderNational Labour Inspectorate
The publication presents the most important principles of organisation and ways of performing work in sitting and standing positions, related to manual transport and activities such as lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing in hospitals, nursing homes and nursing homes.
Type Guides & Tools
Luxemburg
LanguageGerman, English, French
ProviderPrévendos
3 leaflets with different tips and advice on how to protect your back. The leaflets are available in two languages and are easy to use.
Type Guides & Tools
Franciaország
LanguageFrench
ProviderINRS
This series of ten short films is aimed at professionals in the field of care and assistance, both at home and in institutions. The main message concerns the elimination of the handling of loads in people's "handlings" by integrating technical aids (transfer aids) into the care activity: helping a...