Type Guides & Tools
EU, L-Awstrija, Id-Danimarka, Il-Finlandja, Franza, Il-Ġermanja, L-Ungerija, L-Italja, In-Netherlands, Spanja, L-Iżvezja
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This synthesis report is part of a much larger project intended to support policy-makers at EU and national levels by providing an accurate picture of the prevalence and costs of MSDs across Europe, pulling together existing data from a number of relevant and reliable official statistical sources...
Type Guides & Tools
In-Netherlands
LanguageEnglish, Dutch
ProviderTNO
HARM is an instrument for determining the risk of arm, neck or shoulder complaints when performing tasks that predominately involve the use of the hands or arms. The method helps you: gain an insight into what health risks the work may entail; identify the most important risk factors associated...
Type Guides & Tools
In-Netherlands
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
In-Netherlands
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
In-Netherlands
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
In-Netherlands
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
In-Netherlands
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.