productCombat injuries
Teknomek has launched a
multipurpose ergonomic workstation
to help combat employee repetitive
motion injuries and
musculoskeletal
disorders for
improved
productivity and
workforce comfort.
product
productReduce forces through the knees
Following 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.
productTemperature controlled concerns
According 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
articleBringing health to the fore
Do 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
newsTax break for workplace health interventions
Businesses 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.
newsBOHS welcomes RIDDOR reversal
The 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.
productCompliance or investment?
If 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
articleYou’ve got to accentuate the positive
The 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
productMeasures hand force
A new hand force measuring system from Kistler Instruments (www.kistler.com) has been developed to evaluate Repetitive Strain Injury (RPI) and other occupational health risks typically resulting from activities such as pushing, pulling, lifting or carrying loads.
news‘Fit note’ failing say employers
Britain’s manufacturers are calling on the government to convene a summit of employers and the medical profession to agree measures to tackle sickness absence on the back of a major survey showing that employers have lost faith that the government’s flagship ‘fit note’ programme is delivering on getting people back to work…
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