Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This web summary provides information on hazards linked to manual handling, their risk assessment and preventive measures, including correct manual handling of loads techniques. It also gives information on legislation relevant to manual handling.
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This summary aims to inform workers, their supervisors and employers, and occupational safety and health professionals in the construction sector about WRULDs. It helps to identify the particular risks that workers face of developing WRULDs and provides advice and case study examples, concerning...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
Vibration is a serious health risk for workers in the contruction sector. The two main types are hand-arm and whole-body vibration. The former can cause neurological and motor disorders in the hands and fingers, as well as circulatory disorders in the fingers and disorders of the musculoskeletal...
Type Guides & Tools
Ciprus
LanguageGreek
ProviderOccupational Health and Safety Authority
This guide provides useful information and good practices on manual handling in the field of companies operating in the construction sector.
Type Guides & Tools
Ciprus
LanguageGreek
ProviderOccupational Health and Safety Authority
This guide provides useful information and good practices on manual handling in the field of companies operating in the retail sector.
Type Guides & Tools
Ciprus
LanguageGreek, English
ProviderOccupational Health and Safety Authority
This guide provides information on why a prevention policy needs to be implemented for the prevention of back pain disorders in the transport sector. It explains the causes, and provides preventive solutions in the transport sector and how to implement them with the help of pictures.