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...

This guideline was developed as a professional recommendation how to avoid long- term sitting at the workplace and thereby reduce the negative impact of the risks arising from long-term sitting. This guideline has the purpose of recognizing risks at workplaces where long-term sitting can be avoided.

According to data from the European Labor Force Survey, workers aged 55+ currently make up for 16% of the total workforce in the European Union. Older workers are a growing part of the workforce. As people work for longer, management of OSH for an ageing workforce has become a priority. However...

This leaflet provided by the Austrian Social Accident Insurance AUVA shows with appealing pictures and little text how to perform cleaning tasks ergonomically.

Designed as an expert recommendation on risk management in workplaces where manual workload cannot be avoided when performing work tasks, this guideline has been developed to help meet the legislative provisions in this area. This guideline provides a new SMART (Scoring Method for Assessment of...

The objective of the "Ergo-Guide concept" was to qualify workers in the field of ergonomics so that they can identify ergonomic problems (e.g. awkward posture and movement) at the workplaces, systematically analyse the ergonomic hazards and help to find solutions to prevent MSDs. More than 250...

The purpose of this brochure is to help employers to do a risk assessment on the manual handling of loads.