An employers’ guide to the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
As an employer, you’re legally obligated to put “reasonably practicable” measures in place to protect your employees during manual handling tasks. But what this entails may not be immediately [...]
Managing Health and Safety When Developing a Flexible Working Programme
Peter Kinselley and Claudia Calder look at the health and safety challenges of the new flexible working environment. Specifically, what are the risk factors related to flexible working? The [...]
Back Pain in the Workplace – Employer Responsibilities
Our businesses are literally built on the backs of our workers. Understand employer responsibilities when it comes to back pain at work. Backcare Awareness week offers the health and safety […]
Environmental considerations for manual handling
Claudia Calder Incorrect manual handling is one of the most common causes of injury at work [1]. It causes work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) which account for over a third of […]
Even office-based staff have to move things sometimes
In a perfect world we would be able to divide all employees into separate groups and devise health and safety protection that fits their roles perfectly. The production operators would […]