productCutting the MSK misery
A unique new partnership between babylon and HCML is set to ease the pain of back, neck and muscle problems which strip 31 million working days from the UK economy.
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productAirport increases manual handling compliance
In 2015 Heathrow Airport engaged dorsaVi to conduct a ViSafe Comparison Assessment on the musculoskeletal impact of using manual handling aids for the transfer of airport baggage versus the impact of transferring baggage without the use of aids. The results of this study led to a significant increase in compliance with manual handling aids among baggage handlers.
productAnti-fatigue mats
Sometimes one size doesn’t fit all. Anti-fatigue mats are nearly always supplied in a limited choice of sizes, meaning you must fit around them, rather than the mats fitting around how you work.
productProtect the world with good hand hygiene
Poor hand hygiene is a worldwide problem. The only way to halt the spread of an infection or viral outbreak, such as norovirus and influenza, is by washing hands with soap under warm running water.
newsUK sickness absence costing £23.5bn a year
A new report sets out a plan to reform the sickness benefits system to make it fit for modern health conditions. This comes ahead of the closure of the Department for Work and Pensions’ consultation; ‘Work, health and disability: improving lives’ on Friday.
newsConcern for mobilising system ‘failings’ at London fire brigade control room
Members taking emergency calls at the London Fire Brigade Control Room are suffering stress and anxiety caused by failings in the Vision mobilising system says GMB Southern.
newsConstruction professionals spearhead health & safety drive
A recently held Pan-Industry Construction Industry Summit, hosted by The Association of Project Safety (APS) at the Royal Institution, London, agreed to continue working together to tackle injuries and incidences of long term physical and mental ill health, directly attributed to unsafe working practices and reduce the number of fatal accidents (around one per week and the number of deaths caused by ill health (100 deaths/week).
articleProtecting workers’ hearing in four simple steps
Simon Field, a technical specialist at science-based technology company 3M, offers some sound advice for protecting workers against hazardous noises.
articleFatigue at work – how the right PPE can help
Clair Weston, marketing manager at UVEX (UK) examines why fatigue at work – whether physical, mental, or emotional – can be a killer.
articleWellbeing from the feet up…
UK country manager, Martin Stevens, explains how Ejendals is adding value to its Footstop pressure mapping service in a bid to deliver wellbeing messages to customers’ employees.
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