The manual, Ergonomic Checkpoints: Practical and easy-to-implement solutions for improving safety, health and working conditions, was prepared by the ILO in collaboration with the International Ergonomics Association and was first published in English in 1996. This popular manual has now been translated into 12 languages: Arabic, Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese, Estonian, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish.

The manual provides a collection of practical, easy-to-use, low-cost ergonomic solutions for improving working conditions. Each of the 128 checkpoints has been developed to help the user identify practical solutions which can be applied in a flexible manner under local conditions.

To purchase the English, French or Spanish versions of the manual contact ILO Publications.

For other language versions, contact as follows:

Arabic: Arab Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, Damascus, Syria.
Bahasa Malaysia: MDC Publishers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Chinese: ILO Office for China and Mongolia, Beijing, China.
Estonian: Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (Tallinn University of Technology), Tallinn, Estonia.
Japanese: Institute for Science of Labour, Kawasaki, Japan.
Korean: Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Polish: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera (Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine), Lódz, Poland.
Portuguese: Fundacentro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Russian: ILO Subregional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Turkish: National Productivity Centre, Ankara, Turkey.

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