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...

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.

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...

This guide provides practical information on managing the risk of injury from manual handling activities in the healthcare sector.

This video of a risk assessment case study shows hospital staff sorting linen into laundry bags and putting bags into linen cages. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.

This video of a risk assesment case study shows carers attempting to lift a patient who has fallen in a hospital bathroom. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.

This video of a risk assessment case study shows carers lifting a bed-bound patient in order to change a mattress. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.