Type Guides & Tools
Paesi Bassi
LanguageDutch
ProviderVolandis
Tools to lighten the work in construction are described in several tools, in the 'arbocatalogi' ( a catalogue of practical measures customised to the specificities of the construction sector) and on the website of Volandis. In order to make sure users use the tools in the right way, behavioural...
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Paesi Bassi
LanguageDutch
ProviderSector Institute for Transport and Logistics
This guideline gives information on the lifting techniques and tactics used in the transportation sector. It includes drawings illustrating good and bad practice for lifting boxes.
Type Visual resources
Paesi Bassi
LanguageDutch
ProviderSector Institute for Transport and Logistics
This short film clip shows a person lifting boxes and other items in a warehouse, using both good and bad manual handling techniques
Type Guides & Tools
Paesi Bassi
LanguageEnglish, Dutch
ProviderTNO
This website offers free tools to assess the risks of physical work load and a 5-step approach to guide during the process of tackling the present issues.
Type Case study
Paesi Bassi
LanguageDutch
ProviderDutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
Physically demanding work can have nasty consequences for the body of an employee. There are many different ways to deal with physically demanding work. In these case stories about people who have been in contact with physically demanding work tell how they have dealt with it.
Type Guides & Tools
Paesi Bassi
LanguageDutch
ProviderDutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
On this website, several tools intended to help / guide companies to assess and prevent physical load. The tools presented are: Hand-arm vibration exposure calculator ; NIOSH method, factsheets on both physical load and sitting, and a tool on how to determine a policy on physical load.
Type Case study
Paesi Bassi
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
The harvest and post-harvest handling of tomatoes is manual and labour intensive work. As this work involves a lot of repetitive movements, lifting, pushing and pulling, there is a substantial risk for developing musculoskeletal disorders.