As we explored last month in our article on the subject of manual handling risk in the food and drink industry, there are a number of acute and chronic injuries associated with the various processes involved in this sector. Whilst employers place a great deal of focus...
Within the food and drink industry there is extensive manual handling in the shape of raw materials and equipment handling; food and drink production; container packing; stacking and moving, and delivery of goods to offsite locations. With such extensive need for...
A range of wearable devices designed to help reduce the risk of pain and injury to backs, joints and limbs, in other words, musculoskeletal disorders, has come onto the market recently. The devices electronically detect movement, angular rotation and free-fall and are...
In 2018, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced that off-the-shelf manual handling training should become ‘a thing of the past’. This was a topic we felt strongly about, because we could not agree more on the vital importance of tailoring manual...
In October 2018, the Health and Safety Executive published a report entitled, ‘Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders, a tri-sector exploration.’ With work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) being so widespread and having such a significant impact on...
As another New Year dawns, it is the perfect time to pause and think about anything that did not work as well as it could have done over the past 12 months. It is also a great time to refresh skills and inject new ideas and energy into processes that may have gone...
In our last article we explored the tools that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has made available to help with the identification of workplace risks associated with manual handling activities. The free tools are very helpful when it comes to making vital risk...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has developed a range of tools to help with the identification of workplace risks associated with manual handling activities. All of the tools are free and provide useful guidance on making these important assessments. Whilst it...
In our last article, we discussed the importance of using trained assessors to carry out display screen equipment (DSE) workstation assessments. Following on from this, we thought it would be useful to also look at the need for DSE training in light of the way...
Employers are required by law to protect their workers from the health risks associated with working with display screen equipment (DSE) such as computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones. Workers who use DSE on a daily basis for at least an hour at a time are...
