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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Issues with the Implementation of Material Handling Regulations in Switzerland
Author : Maggie Graf
Published in: Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018)
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
In Switzerland, there are specific legal requirements for companies to provide lifting tools and organisational measures to avoid the necessity to lift. From international surveys on risks and at work and company prevention measures it does seem that these requirements are having an effect, however, in order for laws to be implemented, companies must be aware of the requirements and labour inspectors must insist on compliance. In both of these areas, there is still work to be done. The survey show that physical risks at work are generally increasing, although they still remain within the European average. Companies seem to have introduced the technical measures more frequently than the organizational measures prescribed by the law.