Risks derived from workload

Repetitive movements:

Causes Work posture

Manual handling of loads

muscle fatigue, overload, pain and

injury.

Risks
musculoskeletal alterations
Risks derived from workload ( effort that we
have to make to carry out our work activity)

(tendinitis, low back pain and

cervical pain)

Keep your back straight and

supported against the back of the
chair,
Physical load

Seated work: level the table at the elbows

and change position and alternate

this with other postures.

tools must be located in the work

area

Standing work

alternate this posture with others to

delay fatigue

Prevention measures
use an adjustable chair

demands of the job (the task itself Standing-sitting work

and the conditions in which it is
performed) use a suitable footrest
Causes

the characteristics of the individual

who performs the task
Bend your back

Decrease in performance
Making sharp jerks when getting up

Neccesary training to hand loads the When handling loads you should
worker: not:
Headaches
Lift the heavy shit above the waist in
Mental load ( intellectual effort)

one motion

Insomnia
Rotate the waist while holding a
load
Risks

Depression

Anxiety

Aggressiveness

analyze the job position and the

Preventive measures characteristics of the employee who
is going to perform it