Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Svizzera
LanguageGerman
ProviderSwiss Accident Insurance - SUVA
The leaflet published bei the Swiss Accident Insurance SUVA shows how you can correctly adjust your seat in your vehicle.
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This article focuses on the use of hazard mapping regarding hazards related to MSDs. Hazard mapping is a form of worker participation that concerns marking hazards at work stations on a map. Hazard mapping can be applied to various issues, such as work safety, working with chemicals, exposure to...
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
Germania
LanguageGerman
ProviderGerman Social Accident Insurance for the Administrative Sector VBG
Working safely with display screen equipment: Headache and back problems, tension in the neck and shoulders - this does not have to happen. Contribute to your own health. This leaflet will help you to test your own workplave considering ergonomic issues.
Type Visual resources
Germania
LanguageGerman
ProviderGerman Commission for Occupational Health and Safety and Standardization (KAN)
Footwear is important for musculoskeletal function — especially for people who stay for a long time on their feet. In health care workers have to walk and stand for long periods. Choosing the right footwear can help to prevent pain in the back, hips, knees, and feet. This leaflet provides tips to...
Type Case study
Austria
LanguageGerman
ProviderAustrian Labour Inspectorate
Health care has been identified as an environment exposed to physical strain. Health care workers are exposed to ergonomic risks such as heavy loads when handling of immobile patients. The Austrian Labor Inspectorate has summarized good practical examples from the health sector in a report. You...