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What are Digger Manufacturers Doing About Vibration?
We’ve all been stuck in a traffic jam behind an old digger slowly bumping along the road, but how many of us thought about the risks the drivers could be putting themselves at by spending long periods of time in such machines? Older tractors and diggers were designed...
Health Surveillance for Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome
Health Surveillance is one of the best ways for employers to monitor the wellbeing of their workforce and to ensure that the work they carry out is not having an ill effect on their health. By monitoring the developments of any injuries or illnesses, employers have...
Tips to Prevent Repetitive Strain Injuries in the workplace
Whether you run your own business, work for a company or work for yourself, repetitive strain injuries can be a real danger within all sorts of work environments. If you are an employee and you suffer from a repetitive strain injury you may be in a lot of pain, and...
Survey finds 75% of workers suffer pain due to work
A new survey has shown that nearly three quarters of office workers regularly suffer from aches and pains that are caused by their jobs. Of the 2,000 employees surveyed, 43% said that they suffered from eye-strain and 32% that they experienced severe headaches....
DSE (Display Screen Equipment) Safety Tips
As technology becomes a bigger part of our lives, we need to ensure that the machines we use to make life easier do not themselves become destructive to our health. The Health and Safety DSE Regulations 1992 apply to any employers whose workers regularly use Display...
What is a Repetitive Strain Injury?
A repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a term used to describe pain in muscles, tendons and nerves caused by overuse or prolonged periods of repetitive movement. It is sometimes called work-related upper limb disorder, or non-specific upper limb pain. It usually affects...
Control measures to prevent Whole-body Vibration
If you work in certain industries or roles, you may be at a higher risk of developing issues as a result of being exposed to high levels of vibration in your job. In some cases workers may develop Upper Limb Disorders (ULDS) or Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDS) as a...
Welding – what could possibly go wrong?
Alongside the perhaps obvious dangers of working with a flame hot enough to cut through metal, often working near tanks of incredibly combustible gases, there are particular dangers from noise and vibration when welding. While TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding is a...
How to avoid MSDs and ULDs from DSE
Alongside the ever-increasing use of Display Screen Equipment (DSE) such as computer screens, tablets and mobile phones, comes the ever-increasing development of upper limb disorders by those who use them on a regular basis. Computer workstations and equipment can...
Latex Allergies in Health and Social Care
What is Latex? Natural Rubber Latex, also known as NRL is a fluid that is harvested from the Hevea Brasilliensis tree that while native to South America, is grown extensively in South Eastern Asia, in particular in Malaysia. The fluid is a mixture of organic compounds...