Type Case study
L-Awstrija
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This case study finds that the percentage of workers in Austria with a MSD is higher than the EU average. The AUVAsicher programme focuses particularly on MSD prevention and on SMEs. AUVA provides support to companies also through AUVAfit and BAUfit schemes. The AUVAfit programme has a specific...
Type Case study
L-Awstrija
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This series of short informative case studies looks at a range of policy level initiatives across Europe and beyond aiming to prevent and manage work-related MSDs. The studies focus on achievements, factors contributing to their success and challenges encountered, and transferability to other...
Type Case study
L-Awstrija
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This series of short informative case studies looks at a range of policy level initiatives across Europe and beyond aiming to prevent and manage work-related MSDs. The studies focus on achievements, factors contributing to their success and challenges encountered, and transferability to other...
Type Guides & Tools
Il-Litwanja
LanguageLithuanian
ProviderInstitute of Hygiene
ART is a risk assessment tool. This tool is most suited for tasks that: involve actions of the upper limbs; repeat every few minutes, or even more frequently; and occur for at least 1–2 hours per day or shift. ART tool is made up of three sections: the assessment guide; the risk factors and the...
Type Guides & Tools
L-Awstrija
LanguageGerman
ProviderLabour inspection
Assessment of manual load handling - guidance on which weights are safe to lift in different situations. This guide is an easy approach on how the user can determine whether the load, duration, frequency of a lift is healthy or not.
Type Guides & Tools
L-Awstrija
LanguageGerman
ProviderLabour inspection
This guide is a complete approach on how user can determine whether a lifting situation is exceeding healthy limits and when not. It is very detailed and should be used by a professional user.
Type Case study
Il-Litwanja
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
Most of works on the fishing and transport boats are related to the manual handling and lifting of the various loads and repetitive movements or incorrect working postures. The management of the company decided to develop a combined method of ergonomic training for raising employees’ awareness...