Movement and physical awareness are central components of school health promotion and prevention. Physical activity has a high impact on both physical and mental health. Today, children are confronted with a much more sedentary living environment than before therefore, more movement needs to be...

Carrying schoolbags has a major impact on a child's back health. An inappropriately or incorrectly packed schoolbag may contribute to low back pain in children. This article provides schoolbag safety tips: how to properly set up and pack the schoolbag ways to support your childs spines.

What characterizes an ergonomically designed machine? What aspects must be considered during design? Where can I find relevant information? This webportal provides examples of good practices. The compiled good-practice examples of ergonomically designed machines is intended to assist in raising...

Many people feel physically and mentally stressed after an eight-hour day working on a desk and a display screen. Musculoskeletal problems mainly arise when the display screen and workstation are not ergonomically designed, set correctly and the people are sitting all day without moving around. This...

Ergonomic machine design, checklist and evaluation sheet: In order to assess the ergonomic design of metalworking machines, the Woodworking and metalworking expert committee of the German Statutory Accident Insurance - DGUV has developed the "Ergonomic machine design, checklist and evaluation sheet"...

Many construction workers put enormous pressure on their knees every day: kneeling or carrying a lot of weight on a routine basis can lead to repetitive stress knee injuries. Workers do not have to suffer from work-related knee injuries.The German Accident insurance for the construction sector...