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
Irlanda
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This guide provides practical information on managing the risk of injury from manual handling activities in the healthcare sector.
Type Visual resources, Case study
Irlanda
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
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.
Type Visual resources, Case study
Irlanda
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This video of a risk assessment case study shows a patient wearing long leg plaster is moved from bed tot wheelchair. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.
Type Guides & Tools
Irlanda
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This guideline document is intended to assist those involved with, and responsible for, patient handling in the health care sector. This guideline is not intended as a legal interpretation.
Type Visual resources
Canada
LanguageEnglish, French
ProviderCanadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health (CCOHS)
Working at a computer often involves very few changes in body position. This lack of movement can lead to muscle pain and strain. This webpage shows some simple stretches that can be done at computer workstations. The stretches are described with line drawings and simple text.