Type Case study
Franza
LanguageFrench
ProviderINRS
Since 2011, the Palais de la Méditerranée hotel in Nice has embarked on a participatory approach aimed at improving the working conditions of the staff. The project required material investments and the training of employees. For example: in the laundry, the machines were raised to prevent the...
Type Case study
Franza
LanguageFrench
ProviderINRS
This case study takes place in the center of Lille. The Hotel "L’Arbre Voyageur" has just opened in a building that previously housed the Polish Consultate. The prevention of occupational risks was integrated from the design of this hotel, according to a participatory approach involving the teams...
Type Visual resources, Case study
Il-Ġermanja
LanguageGerman
ProviderGerman Social Accident Isurance for Commerce and Logistics(BGHW)
In supermarkets and shopping malls, workers have to push a number of shopping trolleys back to the trolley parking place. Pushing trolleys is a physically demanding work that may put workers at risk of muskuloskeletal dieseases. EDEKA in Minden (Germany) developped a pushing aid for trolleys using...
Type Visual resources, Case study
L-Irlanda
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This video of a risk assesment case study shows a hotel employee removing linen from hotel bedroom. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.
Type Guides & Tools
L-Irlanda
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
The work tasks conducted in the retail sector require people to engage in many different types of manual handling. This brochure helps with assessing the risks and gives insights in avoiding these risks.
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageBulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, International, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
ProviderEU OSHA
This E-Fact explains why HORECA workers are at risk of developing MSDs. Their jobs, for example, often involve prolonged standing and working in awkward postures. Much of their work is physically demanding, stressful and involves long working hours. Employers need to adapt prevention and...
Type Guides & Tools
Ċipru
LanguageGreek
ProviderOccupational Health and Safety Authority
This guide provides useful information and good practices on manual handling in the field of companies operating in the retail sector.