Type Visual resources
Il-Belġju
LanguageDutch
ProviderSPF Emploi FOD Werkgelegenheid
This video explains what MSDs are, who they affect and their impact on businesses. It also stresses the importance of involving all actors in a company at all stages, starting with line managers and workers.
Type Guides & Tools
Canada
LanguageEnglish
ProviderCanadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health (CCOHS)
Easy-to-read, question-and-answer fact sheets dealing with the selection / the different options for the computer mouse.
Type Guides & Tools
Canada
LanguageEnglish
ProviderCanadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health (CCOHS)
Easy-to-read, question-and-answer fact sheet addressing the issue of buying ergonomic office furniture.
Type Visual resources
Ir-Renju Unit
LanguageEnglish
ProviderCardimus / HSL
Practical and visual course teaching the best way to use all the different devices we might see each day so that we don’t hurt ourselves. The course covers things like computers, laptops, tablets, games consoles and smart phones. It takes around 10 minutes to complete.
Type Visual resources
L-Ungerija
LanguageEnglish, Hungarian
ProviderNational Center for Spinal Diseases
Sedentary lifestyle is one of the main causes for non-communicable diseases, so being at home for several days and weeks means not only protection from COVID-19 but also an increased risk for non-communicable diseases, e.g. for degenerative diseases of the spine and joints.
Type Guides & Tools
Australia
LanguageEnglish
ProviderBe Upstanding
This short blog provides advice on active strategies to prioritise healthy activity that can fit into your work at home schedule. This can be beneficial even if you participate in a regular physical activity. The tips are divided into 3 areas: Setting up a proper work environment; taking active...
Type Guides & Tools
EU
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU OSHA
This article presents the risks faced by the workers in the waste management sector: manual handling (manipulating waste), working postures (prolonged standing), vibrations (driving vehicles, work equipment), chemical substances, biological agents, work organisation (pace of work, job control), etc.