This guide gives direction on the actions that need to be taken in order to manage ergonomic risks at workplace level. It explains the main ergonomic risk factors that may affect a person’s health when carrying out work activities, outlines the risk assessment process involved in managing ergonomic...

This guide gives practical information on actions that can be taken to prevent and manage Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) in the workplace.

This work will support a key strategy of the Health and Safety Authority in the area of Occupational Health to protect workers’ health from any existing and emerging work related hazards and to encourage workplace practices that promote good health.

This guidance document is designed to assist those who deal with ergonomic issues in a workplace setting. It contains detailed information and clear images to demonstrate some ergonomic principles.

This publication demonstrates examples of how companies introduced a range of engineering and organisational improvements in the way work is carried out to avoid or reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injury. It describes a range of measures that companies can consider to minimise exposure of their...

This guidance outlines the key parts of the Manual handling of loads regulation and its related schedule and it aims to give a better understanding of the risk factors associated with manual handling.

This website provides information about physiological norms and rules for manual handling of weights. It gives insights in the correct European law on this topic.