Type Guides & Tools
Italia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU-OSHA
Farming involves a lot of repetitive work. Manual handling and lifting in particular can cause strain and awkward positions. Outdoor work and specificities of terrain make the design of agricultural machinery challenging. This discussion paper looks at the use of mechanisation to reduce the risk of...
Type Guides & Tools
Italia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU-OSHA
This article presents the data sheets developed by INAIL-CONTARP to assess the risk of many non-standardisable repetitive tasks in the sector. The method used was the OCRA checklist. This method has proved to be reliable and allows users to draw up a map of the risk for repetitive work.
Type Guides & Tools
Italia
LanguageItalian
ProviderINAIL
Le 60 schede di rischio contengono la descrizione del compito, con l'indicazione degli eventuali macchinari/attrezzature in uso, fornendo una stima del rischio da sovraccarico biomeccanico per l'arto superiore destro e quello sinistro. Il metodo valutativo applicato è la Check-list OCRA. Per...
Type Case study
Belgio
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
Absenteeism was high among exhaust assembly workers, caused by the repetitive actions performed. The company aimed to decrease absenteeism, decrease workload and risks thus enabling more workers to perform this task, increase motivation and morale, and reduce manpower needs.
Type Case study
Portogallo
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
Traditionally the collecting of fruits was performed using mobile ladders (extension ladders and double sided step ladders). The efficiency of the collection process was very low and the risk to accidents and health problems to the workers was very high. Simultaneously to reduce workload on the...
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.
Type Case study
Austria
LanguageGerman
ProviderEU OSHA
The Austrian Social Insurance Institution of Farmers (Sozialversicherungsanstalt der Bauern, SVB) started in 2003 with the health promotion project ‘BBB – Bewusst bewegt am Bauernhof’ (‘moving consciously at the farm’) and its ‘Bewegungsstraße’ programme. The programme offers a specific training...