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Keeping Your Workforce Healthy: Health Monitoring and Support

WEBImplementing Health Monitoring: 8 Key Steps. To establish an effective health monitoring system, you should: Involve workers in the health monitoring process: …

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Embracing Ergonomics: Working Safely with DSE

WEBAn in-depth survey conducted by the Institute of Occupational Health across a range of different organisations and 1327 randomly selected office workers found that …

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Don’t take your health for granted

WEBCommunicate to employees. Work with your employees on these issues and make sure they know about the risks involved and give advice on how to minimise them, …

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Osteopaths for Industry

WEBOsteopaths for Industry has been at the forefront of innovative injury prevention training and education for over 35 years. We provide Manual Handling, …

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Health and Safety Statistics 2022

WEBThe current rate is considerably higher than the 2018/19 pre-coronavirus levels. Stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 51% of all new and long-standing …

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The 5 Most Common Manual Handling Injuries: Causes and …

WEB4. Hernias. Lifting heavy loads can result in the strain of stomach muscles, which, if it happens repeatedly, can lead to a hernia. A hernia is the abnormal exit of …

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Repetitive Strain Injuries

WEBUnder the 1974 Health and Safety Work Act, UK employers have a legal obligation to protect their employees’ health, safety, and welfare, which includes making …

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DSE Training: Display Screen Equipment & Workstation Safety …

WEBInjuries caused through the incorrect use of Display Screen Equipment (DSE) are common, but avoidable. To effectively assess DSE, and put solutions in place to reduce injury, …

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Dynamic Risk Assessment

WEBThe guidance provides a framework for assessing, and by implication managing, manual handling risks in the workplace. Our powers of observation and …

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The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

WEBThe Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 What are they, how do they affect you, and how can you best implement them? The Manual Handling Operations Regulations …

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What is Manual Handling

WEBWe have a page with more specific information related to The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.; We have a page of Frequently Asked …

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The Importance of Good Posture

WEBThe Importance of Good Posture - Osteopaths For Industry. You’ve no doubt seen this sign before. It is a sign often used near care homes up and down the country, …

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Manual Handling Training Courses In-Person or Online

WEBWe offer a range of musculoskeletal injury prevention training and consultancy services for business, developed by osteopaths and physiotherapists. …

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Assessment of repetitive tasks of the upper limbs (the ART tool)

WEBThe ART tool Page 3 of 16 Health and Safety Executive Ensure you read the assessment guide before you begin your assessment. You may be familiar with the manual handling …

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Is sitting the new smoking

WEBVisitors to central London may have noticed some striking billboards posted in several London Underground stations recently. They display a prominent black and …

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DSE Assessor Training: Intensive & Advanced Courses in the UK

WEB2 day DSE Assessor ‘advanced’ course. We will train up to 12 delegates to be advanced Display Screen Equipment Assessors. Course objectives: To train the individual …

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Moving and Handling in the Health and Social Care industry

WEBEmployees in the health and social care sectors may be involved in moving and handling activities such as moving equipment, laundry, catering, distributing …

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Getting to grips with hoisting people

WEBA short guide. This information sheet explains the problems associated with hoisting people and sets out guidance to deal with them. It covers fixed, mobile and overhead hoists. …

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DSE Regulations and Frequently Asked Questions

WEBThe Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 (revised 2002) were established to protect the health of people who regularly use DSE …

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