Questions on hand/arm vibration:
How can vibration damage be prevented? What can you do to reduce vibration at your place of work?
Asphalt worker-Questions
See what you have learned: Shake it baby!
Complete the sheet and see how much you know about safety.
Test yourself on good form
Having the right tools and conditions can help to ensure that you are not injured by working with machinery that vibrates. No matter how strong you are, machines that vibrate […]
The challenge: vibration
Pair up with someone. Have a think about a good alternative which may reduce vibration load.
Questions on working positions
On a work site, is it possible to create more variation in the work done so that people suffer from less strain – and can everyone maintain a full working […]
Questions on varying working positions
On a work site, is it possible to create more variation in the work done so that people suffer from less strain – and can everyone maintain a full working […]
Questions on working above shoulder height and below knee height
Think of situations in which you end up working either above shoulder height (i.e. when you have to have your arms up above shoulder height) or below knee height (i.e. […]
The challenge of strained working positions
Watch the video and note down how you think Bent E and his colleagues are placing themselves in unnecessarily strained working positions. What could they do better in the various […]
Questions on electing a safety representative
Have you elected a safety representative at your company? Have you had cause to talk to a safety representative about safety? – What about other subjects?
The challenge – to try a position
Watch the video and find a scene in which Bent E places himself in a strained working position. Try to recreate the situation with the person next to you: so […]
Questions on safety meetings
Do you think safety meetings in real life happen the way they were depicted in the video? Why/why not?
Questions about technical assistance to find good working positions
Take a look at www.bygergo.dk. Find the technical aids that will be useful to you in your profession. Have a think about the situations in which you will be working […]
See what you have learned about mess and disorder
Complete the sheet and see how much you know about safety.
Test yourself: Can you avoid heavy lifting?
It is important to always focus on how you are lifting, and how much. There are lots of different technical aids, and you should use them as much as possible […]
Questions: What kind of dust do you encounter
You have to search the Internet to find out what the greatest sources of dust are at a construction site. What can dust do to you? For example, have a […]