The tool helps identify and evaluate the risks of butchers and meat processing companies. The tool covers a wide range of risks including cuts due to the handling of knives,  thermal risks from handling frozen pieces of meat or from working in refrigerators and MSDs due to static standing postures or the handling and transferring of large pieces of meat. The tool is not intended for slaughterhouses.    

This tool is intended mostly for micro and small bakeries to conduct their safety and health risk assessment. It covers a broad variety of risks including mechanical hazards when handling mechanized and hand tools (danger of cuts!), slips, trips and falls, hazards of explosive flour concentration, thermal hazards due to handling hot objects, unfavorable microclimatic conditions due to baking, ergonomic risks due to static body positions or manual handling of loads as well as psychosocial risks.

This tool is intended for companies processing food. Typically, occupational health and safety in this sector covers safety aspects caused by working with equipment. However, this sector is characterized by multiple risk factors such as: poor ergonomics including poor work postures, repetitive movements, manual lifting of heavy weights, organic dust, chemicals used for cleaning and disinfection etc. The tool includes tips on reduction of workload and improvement of work organization, fire safety, workplace ergonomics etc. It helps reducing accidents at work and enables better prevention against occupational diseases. Using the tool contributes to keep workers healthy, motivated and with good work ability.