productRecent publicity surrounding
sedentary lifestyles detailed how
sitting at work all day can
have a negative impact on
health, and that changing
positions throughout the
day burns calories. To try
and provide frequent
posture changes to
improve employee health
and comfort, interest is
growing in electrically
adjustable sit-stand desks.
productThe Chicago-based School of Health
organisation, one of Maltron’s
largest dealers in the USA, has
placed an order for eighteen single
handed keyboards for people who
can use only their left hand, and for
eight single handed keyboards for
those who can only use their right.
productTeknomek has launched a
multipurpose ergonomic workstation
to help combat employee repetitive
motion injuries and
musculoskeletal
disorders for
improved
productivity and
workforce comfort.
productFollowing on from initiatives
developed by the NHS as a result of
the increased number of days lost to
industrial related illness and injury,
Spectrum Healthcare’s ErgoKneeler
and similar devices are said to have
become standard issue in many
different types of employment.
productAccording to the Food Storage &
Distribution Federation (FSDF), in
the temperature controlled food
logistics sector there are three main
areas of concern and focus:
Dangerous Substances and
Explosive Substances Regulation
2002
Legionella Management and
Prevention
Working at Height – Repair and
Maintenance of Mobile
Refrigeration Plant
The FSDF has been
working closely with the
HSE to produce
guidance for owners of
ammonia refrigeration
plants to assist them to
comply with D
articleDo you know your health risks at work? The mission of a campaign,
promoted by Safety Groups UK and Healthy Working Lives, is to ensure
that the answer is ‘yes’, explains John Cairns and Robert Atkinson
newsBusinesses will benefit from tax relief when they pay to help their employees return to the workplace after sickness, it was announced in the Budget on 20 March.
newsThe BOHS (British Occupational Hygiene Society) has welcomed the HSE’s decision to retain the need for employers and duty holders to continue to report occupational cancers, diseases attributable to biological agents and six short-latency diseases in the workplace.
productIf you’re arguing the case for ergonomics projects in the workplace,
identifying the culture within your organisation is the first step to
achieving success, says Guy Osmond from Osmond Ergonomics
articleThe number of workers in the UK seeking help with mental health issues is on the rise, says Mandy Rutter, who suggests some steps that can be taken to address this issue
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