productWhen the Prime Minister announced the appointment of Lord Young to conduct a review of health and safety and to find ways to tackle compensation culture, I welcomed it on behalf of HSE as a great opportunity to highlight the gulf between the many myths about health and safety and the reality of preventing people being killed and injured by work activities.
productLouise Kibbey has used a Maltron
keyboard since 1996 when she
developed Tendonitis in both hands
due to lifting something incorrectly.
As she was experiencing a lot of pain
using a standard keyboard and
mouse, a physi
productPosturite, has produced an
ambidextrous vertical mouse, which it
has called the Penguin.
The Penguin is said to offer
computer users new standards of
protection against work-related upper
limb disorders (WRULDs) by
a
productSwitching from using a QUERTY
keyboard to a Maltron keyboard and
key layout means Betty Hedrick’s
hands are now free from pain.
“It took me a couple of months to
get up to speed with the optional
Maltron key layout, b
productWith many workers having to wear more than one item of PPE at a time, Jo Partridge looks at how
specifyers can ensure these items complement one another rather than conflict with each other
Across a wide range of indust
productDavid Lummis, CEO of The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), discusses the
ongoing issue of work-related dermatitis and gives a round-up of the ‘It’s in your
hands’ campaign that was launched in 2007 to raise awarene
productThe latest addition to the Maltron
range of specialist keyboards is the
flat Finger Friendly that incorporates
many features from
the Maltron
portfolio
including the
prevention
against
keyboardinduced
RSI.
This
articlePromotion of workforce involvement has been a key area for HSE since research showed that high levels of employee consultation in the management of health and safety risks were linked to a reduced number of incidents.
productTo help ensure the correct computer posture is achieved, Physio Supplies has introduced Posture Minder, a simple, cost-effective piece of software that is installed on to the computer and then monitors and alerts the user via their webcam.
productFour boom lifts from the AFI-Uplift fleet were hired by Pyeroy Limited working on Tower Bridge.
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