Type Guides & Tools
L-Iżvizzera
LanguageGerman, French, Italian
ProviderDirectorate of Labor
This flyer provides helpful tips on how to best design workplaces and how to protect from the adverse effects of sitting at work. Prolonged sitting at work can cause discomfort and health hazards.
Type Guides & Tools
L-Iżvizzera
LanguageGerman, French, Italian
ProviderDirectorate of Labor
This booklet presents basic information about ergonomics: introduction, workplace environment, constrained postures, monotone demands, handling of loads, choice of work equipment, arrangement and dimensions of work places.
Type Visual resources
L-Iżvizzera
LanguageGerman, French, Italian
ProviderSUVA
This movie presents the recommended methods for lifting and carrying loads correctly. It allows to increase awareness among employees and show them how to carry a load while protecting their backs. A PowerPoint presentation (link available at the bottom of the page) accompanies the film and can...
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
L-Iżvizzera
LanguageGerman, English, French, Italian
ProviderSwiss Federal Coordination Commission for Occupational Safety FCOS
FCOS Learning Modules are easily accessible and entertaining, they will help you to check and consolidate your knowledge of the basics in safety and health protection at work. One of the learning modules is about ergonomics in office work.
Type Visual resources, Guides & Tools
L-Iżvizzera
LanguageGerman, English, French, Italian
Provider Federal Commission for Occupational Safety
A series of short videos (in the chapters of the FCOS Box) shows how to ensure greater safety in the office, including ergonomics, and which factors need to be considered to achieve this. Each chapter contains practical tips and they are also downloadable as pdf.
Type Guides & Tools
L-Iżvizzera
LanguageGerman
ProviderSwiss Accident Insurance - SUVA
A workstation that is set up incorrectly can create poor postures leading to musculoskeletal injury and eye strain. If you can not prevent mobile work and working on the laptop, the right hardware, optimised lighting conditions and good work organisation can prevent neck and shoulder problems. On...